Paradeudorix marginata

Paradeudorix marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Paradeudorix
Species: P. marginata
Binomial name
Paradeudorix marginata
(Stempffer, 1962)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix (Hypokopelates) marginata Stempffer, 1962

Paradeudorix marginata, the black-edged fairy playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the southern and eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[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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