Pilodeudorix aruma explained

Pilodeudorix aruma, the small red playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.^[1] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

• Pilodeudorix aruma aruma (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
• Pilodeudorix aruma nigeriana Libert, 2004 (eastern Nigeria)
• Pilodeudorix aruma pallidior Libert, 2004 (Central African Republic, western Uganda)
• Pilodeudorix aruma simplex (Schultze, 1917) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Images

External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 h

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina . 2012-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620000549/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_deudoricina.doc . 2015-06-20 . dead .