Deudorix dariaves

Deudorix dariaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species: D. dariaves
Binomial name
Deudorix dariaves
Hewitson, 1877[1]
Synonyms
  • Virachola dariaves
  • Deudorix (Virachola) dariaves

The Black-and-Orange Playboy (Deudorix dariaves) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from South Africa to Mozambique and to the coast of Kenya. In South Africa it is found along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal and north along the escarpment foothill forests to Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province.

The wingspan is 23–25 mm for males and 28–33 mm for females. Adults are on year round with peaks in September and from April to June.[2]

The larvae feed on the fruit of Deinbollia oblongifolia and Hyperacanthus amoenus. It has also been recorded on Brachystegia and Coffea species

References

  1. Deudorix, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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