Deudorix suk

Deudorix suk
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species: D. suk
Binomial name
Deudorix suk
Stempffer, 1948[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix (Virachola) suk

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.

References

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