Deudorix penningtoni

Deudorix penningtoni
Deudorix penningtoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species: D. penningtoni
Binomial name
Deudorix penningtoni
van Son, 1949[1]
Synonyms
  • Virachola penningtoni

Pennington’s Playboy (Deudorix penningtoni) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from northern KwaZulu-Natal and southern Mpumalanga along the Lebombo foothills to the southern part of the Limpopo Province.

The wingspan is 20-23 mm for males and 20-26 mm for females. Adults are on year round with a peak from September to October in most of the range. In the Limpopo Province, there is one main generation with adults on wing from April to June[2].

The larvae feed on Acacia caffra and Acacia burkei, causing stem galls on the twigs.

References

  1. ^ Deudorix, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
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