Pilodeudorix mimeta explained

Pilodeudorix mimeta, the green-and-orange 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, Tanzania and Zambia.^[1] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Images

External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.

Subspecies

• Pilodeudorix mimeta mimeta (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
• Pilodeudorix mimeta angusta Libert, 2004 (north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania)
• Pilodeudorix mimeta oreas Libert, 2004 (Nigeria, Cameroon)

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 .