Paradeudorix cobaltina

Paradeudorix cobaltina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Paradeudorix
Species: P. cobaltina
Binomial name
Paradeudorix cobaltina
(Stempffer, 1964)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix (Hypokopelates) cobaltina Stempffer, 1964

Paradeudorix cobaltina, the cobalt fairy playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the eastern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele) and western Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

References

  1. ↑ Paradeudorix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina


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