Deudorix suk
| Deudorix suk | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Deudorix |
| Species: | D. suk |
| Binomial name | |
| Deudorix suk Stempffer, 1948[1] | |
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Deudorix suk, the Suk Playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in eastern Uganda and western and central Kenya.[2]
The larvae feed on Acacia species. They feed within in galls. The larvae are associated with ants of the Pheidole genus.
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- ↑ Deudorix, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina
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