Pilodeudorix leonina

Pilodeudorix leonina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pilodeudorix
Species: P. leonina
Binomial name
Pilodeudorix leonina
(Bethune-Baker, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix leonina Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Hypokopelates dimitris d'Abrera, 1980

Pilodeudorix leonina, the Dark Round-spot, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Uele, Ituri and Sankuru) and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests and secondary forest with a closed canopy.

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