Deudorix livia
| Deudorix livia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Deudorix |
| Species: | D. livia |
| Binomial name | |
| Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)[1] | |
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Deudorix livia, the Pomegranate Playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean, including Greece.[2] The habitat consists of savanna, including arid savanna.
It is a somewhat migratory species. The larvae feed on Punica granatum, Eriobotrya japonica, Acacia, Phoenix, Allium, Psidium, Gardenia and Lycopersicum species.
Subspecies
- Deudorix livia livia (northern Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, northern Uganda, northern and central Kenya, north-central Tanzania, Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, eastern Mediterranean)
- Deudorix livia barnetti Libert, 2005 (Oman)
References
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- ↑ Deudorix, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina