Deudorix jacksoni
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Deudorix |
Species: | D. jacksoni
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Deudorix jacksoni | |
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Deudorix jacksoni, the Jackson's playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania (from the north-eastern part of the country to the Usambara Mountains) and north-western Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of the ecotone between forests and savanna, especially riverine vegetation.
The larvae feed on the young leaves of , Albizia gummifera, and Erianthemum dregei. They are dark rich brown.
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- ^ "Deudorix Hewitson, 1863" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1935
- Deudorigini
- Deudorix
- Theclinae stubs