Species of butterfly
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.[2] 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.
References
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