Deudorix livia explained

Deudorix livia, the pomegranate playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Algeria,^{[1] [2]} Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean, including Greece.^[3] The habitat consists of savanna, including arid savanna.

It is a somewhat migratory species. The larvae feed on Punica granatum, Eriobotrya japonica, Acacia, Phoenix, Allium, Psidium, Gardenia and Lycopersicon species.

Subspecies

• Deudorix livia livia (northern Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, northern Uganda, northern and central Kenya, north-central Tanzania, Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, eastern Mediterranean)
• Deudorix livia barnetti Libert, 2005 (Oman), United Arab Emirates

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 66 e

Notes and References

1. Beladis. B.. Verheggen. F.. Baba Aissa. N.. Boukraa. S.. Salah Ou Elhadj. B.. Yagoub. L.. Doumandji. S.. Guezoul. O.. 2018-07-04. Premier signalement de Deudorix livia (Lepidoptera: Lycanidae) en Algérie: Un ravageur important du grenadier et du palmier dattier. EPPO Bulletin. 48. 2. 281–286. 10.1111/epp.12478. 0250-8052.
2. Haddad. K.. Afoutni. L.. Mebarki. M. T.. 2020-06-10. Premier signalement de Deudorix livia (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) dans le sud algérien. EPPO Bulletin. 50. 2. 292–294. 10.1111/epp.12669. 0250-8052.
3. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina . 2012-06-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620000549/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_deudoricina.doc . 2015-06-20 . dead .