Pilodeudorix ula, the cobalt playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (west and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Pilodeudorix ula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pilodeudorix
Species:
P. ula
Binomial name
Pilodeudorix ula
(Karsch, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
  • Actis ula Karsch, 1895
  • Deudorix ula ab. nigrostriata Aurivillius, 1923

Images

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External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.

References

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  1. ^ Pilodeudorix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-19.