Paradeudorix eleala explained

Paradeudorix eleala, the western fairy playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1] The habitat consists of primary forests.

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

Subspecies

• Paradeudorix eleala eleala (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Equateur, Kinshasa and Lualaba)
• Paradeudorix eleala cufadana (Mendes & De Sousa, 2003) (Guinea-Bissau)
• Paradeudorix eleala parallela (Collins & Larsen, 2000) (Guinea Bissau, Guinea)
• Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964) (coast of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, western Nigeria)

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina . 2012-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620000549/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_deudoricina.doc . 2015-06-20 . dead .