''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
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, the
Central African Republic, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and
Uganda.
The habitat consists of
primary forests
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.
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)
References
External links
''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65''h''
Butterflies described in 1873
Deudorigini
Butterflies of Africa
Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson
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