Deudorix vansomereni

Deudorix vansomereni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species: D. vansomereni
Binomial name
Deudorix vansomereni
Synonyms
  • Deudorix (Virachola) vansomereni

Deudorix vansomereni, the Van Someren's playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Acacia species and Agalana obliqua.

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