Deudorix galathea

Deudorix galathea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species: D. galathea
Binomial name
Deudorix galathea
(Swainson, 1821)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla galathea Swainson, 1821
  • Deudorix (Virachola) galathea

Deudorix galathea, the Red-edged playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon and Gabon.[2]

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