Brown Playboy

Deudorix antalus

"Deudorix antalus", the brown playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa and south-west Arabia. The wingspan is 22–34 mm for males and 22–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from September to October and from March to May.
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Food

The larvae feed on the fruit of a wide range of plants, including "Haplocoelum galiense", "Schotia" species, "Faidherbia albida", "Syzygium" species, "Ximenia" species, "Acacia" species, "Prunus" species, "Cassia", "Phaseolus lunatus", "Sutherlandia", "Crotalaria", "Dolichos", "Nymania capensis", "Combretum", "Quisqualis", "Albizia", "Baphia", "Bauhinia", "Burkea", "Caesalpinia", "Cajanus", "Canavalia", "Phaseolus", "Pisum", "Vigna", "Macadamia", "Olea", "Paphia", "Cardiospermum" and "Capsicum" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusDeudorix
SpeciesD. antalus
Photographed in
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