Pilodeudorix otraeda

Pilodeudorix otraeda, the original round-spot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Pilodeudorix otraeda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Pilodeudorix
Species:
P. otraeda
Binomial name
Pilodeudorix otraeda
(Hewitson, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Myrina otraeda Hewitson, 1863
  • Myrina genuba Hewitson, 1875
  • Hypokopelates sevastopulo D’Abrera, 1980

Subspecies
  • Pilodeudorix otraeda otraeda (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
  • Pilodeudorix otraeda genuba (Hewitson, 1875) (southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, western Tanzania, north-western Zambia)

References
  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 2012-06-20.


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