Paradeudorix eleala

Paradeudorix eleala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Paradeudorix
Species: P. eleala
Binomial name
Paradeudorix eleala
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena eleala Hewitson, 1865
  • Hypokopelates obscura Bethune-Baker, 1914
  • Deudorix (Hypokopelates) viridis Stempffer, 1964
  • Hypokopelates eleala parallela Collins & Larsen, 2000
  • Hypokopelates eleala cufadana Mendes & De Sousa, 2003

Paradeudorix eleala, the Western Fairy Playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia zygia and Theobromo cacao. They are attended by the ant species Crematogaster buchneri.

Subspecies

Paradeudorix eleala, feeding off flower of weed plant (Tridax procumbens). Lagos, Nigeria
Paradeudorix eleala, with exposed wings. Lagos, Nigeria
Paradeudorix eleala, at rest. Lagos, Nigeria

References

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