''Pilodeudorix deritas'', the small diopetes, is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
Ghana,
Nigeria (the southern part of the country and the
Cross River loop),
Cameroon, the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
,
Angola, the
Central African Republic, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Equateur and Kwango) and
Uganda.
The habitat consists of forests.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
References
External links
''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 66''b''
''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68''a''
Butterflies described in 1874
Deudorigini
Butterflies of Africa
Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson
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