Deudorix suk

Deudorix suk, the Suk playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Uganda and western and central Kenya.[2]

Deudorix suk
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D. suk
Binomial name
Deudorix suk
Synonyms
  • Deudorix (Virachola) suk

The larvae feed on Acacia species. They feed within in galls. The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Pheidole.

References

  1. "Deudorix Hewitson, 1863" 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 2012-06-26.


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