Dapidodigma demeter, the eastern virgin, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa, specially in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of rainforests.

Dapidodigma demeter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Dapidodigma
Species:
D. demeter
Binomial name
Dapidodigma demeter
Clench, 1961[1]

The larvae feed on Albizia and Homalium species. Both the larvae and pupae are attended by ants.

Images

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External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.

Subspecies

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  • Dapidodigma demeter demeter (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria: south and the Cross River Loop, Cameroon, Congo)
  • Dapidodigma demeter nuptus Clench, 1961 (Angola, Zambia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru and Lualaba)
  • Dapidodigma demeter sudsudana d'Abrera, 1980 (southern Sudan)

References

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  1. ^ Dapidodigma at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Iolaina". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-09-04.