Deudorix suk

Species of butterfly

Deudorix suk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species:
D. suk
Binomial name
Deudorix suk
Stempffer, 1948[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix (Virachola) suk

Deudorix suk, the Suk playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Uganda and western and central Kenya.[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia species. They feed within galls. The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Pheidole.

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Deudorix suk.
  1. ^ "Deudorix Hewitson, 1863" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
Taxon identifiers
Deudorix suk
  • Wikidata: Q5266141
  • Wikispecies: Deudorix suk
  • BioLib: 648811
  • GBIF: 11536737
  • LepIndex: 199267


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