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Deudorix mpanda

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Deudorix mpanda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species:
D. mpanda
Binomial name
Deudorix mpanda
(Kielland, 1990)[1]
Synonyms
  • Virachola mpanda Kielland, 1990
  • Deudorix (Virachola) mpanda

Deudorix mpanda is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania (from the western part of the country to Mpanda District).[2] The habitat consists of montane areas at altitudes between 1,400 and 1,700 m, with scattered stunted woodland and forest margins.

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.