Dapidodigma demeter

Dapidodigma demeter
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.

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References

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