Dapidodigma demeter
| Dapidodigma demeter | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Dapidodigma |
| Species: | D. demeter |
| Binomial name | |
| Dapidodigma demeter Clench, 1961[1] | |
Dapidodigma demeter, the Eastern Virgin, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Sudan, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Albizia and Homalium species. Both the larvae and pupae are attended by ants.
Subspecies
- Dapidodigma demeter demeter (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria: south and the Cross River Loop, Cameroon, Congo)
- Dapidodigma demeter nuptus Clench, 1961 (Angola, Zambia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru and Lualaba)
- Dapidodigma demeter sudsudana d'Abrera, 1980 (southern Sudan)
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