Pilodeudorix corruscans
| Pilodeudorix corruscans | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pilodeudorix |
| Species: | P. corruscans |
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| Pilodeudorix corruscans (Aurivillius, 1898)[1] | |
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Pilodeudorix corruscans, the Kakum Diopetes, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo (from the north-eastern part of the country to Ituri and Lualaba) and Tanzania (the Kigoma District).[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
- Pilodeudorix corruscans corruscans (Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: north-east to Ituri and Lualaba, Tanzania: Kigoma District)
- Pilodeudorix corruscans kakumi (Larsen, 1994) (Ivory Coast, Ghana)
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- ↑ Pilodeudorix, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina
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