Paradeudorix moyambina

Paradeudorix moyambina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Paradeudorix
Species: P. moyambina
Binomial name
Paradeudorix moyambina
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena moyambina Bethune-Baker, 1904

Paradeudorix moyambina, the black fairy playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[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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