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Deudorix montana

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Deudorix montana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species:
D. montana
Binomial name
Deudorix montana
(Kielland, 1985)[1]
Synonyms
  • Virachola montana Kielland, 1985
  • Deudorix (Virachola) montana

Deudorix montana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania (the Nyumbenito Mountain and Lugoda in Mufindi) and Malawi.[2]

Adults are on wing in March and April.

The larvae feed on Rutidea fuscescens.

References

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  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.