Pilodeudorix zeloides
| Pilodeudorix zeloides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pilodeudorix |
| Species: | P. zeloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Pilodeudorix zeloides (Butler, 1901)[1]
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Pilodeudorix zeloides, the midnight-blue playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, western Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2]
Adults feed from flowers. They are on wing from August to May.
The larvae feed on Parinari curatellifolia.
References
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- ^ Pilodeudorix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
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