Deudorix dinomenes

Deudorix dinomenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species: D. dinomenes
Binomial name
Deudorix dinomenes
Grose-Smith, 1887[1]
Synonyms
  • Virachola dinomenes
  • Deudorix (Virachola) dinomenes
  • Deudorix diomedes Jackson, 1966

The Orange Playboy (Deudorix dinomenes) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa.

The wingspan is 24–30 mm for males and 26–32 mm for females. Adults are on year round with a peak from April to July.[2]

The larvae probably feed on the fruit of Deinbollia species

Subspecies

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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