Deudorix penningtoni
| Deudorix penningtoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Deudorix |
| Species: | D. penningtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Deudorix penningtoni van Son, 1949[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Deudorix penningtoni, the Pennington's playboy, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from northern KwaZulu-Natal and southern Mpumalanga along the Lebombo foothills to the southern part of Limpopo.
The wingspan is 20–23 mm for males and 20–26 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with a peak from September to October in most of the range. In Limpopo, there is one main generation with adults on wing from April to June.[2]
The larvae feed on Acacia caffra and Acacia burkei, causing stem galls on the twigs.
References
- ↑ "Deudorix Hewitson, 1863" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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