Pilodeudorix aruma

Pilodeudorix aruma


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Pilodeudorix
Species:	P. aruma
Binomial name
*Pilodeudorix aruma* (Hewitson, 1873)^[1]
Synonyms
Hypolycaena aruma Hewitson, 1873 Hypolycaena rava Holland, 1892 Deudorix aruma var. simplex Schultze, 1917 Pilodeudorix aruma reducta Libert, 2004

Pilodeudorix aruma, the Small Red Playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

Pilodeudorix aruma aruma (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
Pilodeudorix aruma nigeriana Libert, 2004 (eastern Nigeria)
Pilodeudorix aruma pallidior Libert, 2004 (Central African Republic, western Uganda)
Pilodeudorix aruma simplex (Schultze, 1917) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

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