Pilodeudorix corruscans
Pilodeudorix corruscans, the Kakum diopetes, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the north-eastern part of the country to Ituri and Lualaba) and Tanzania (the Kigoma District).[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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Subspecies
- Pilodeudorix corruscans corruscans (Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: north-east to Ituri and Lualaba, Tanzania: Kigoma District)
- Pilodeudorix corruscans kakumi (Larsen, 1994) (Ivory Coast, Ghana)
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- Pilodeudorix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
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