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''Deudorix lorisona'', the Coffee Playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina )〕 The habitat consists of dense savanna and forests. Adults are attracted to the flowers of ''Eupatorium'' species and adult males mud puddle. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from April to August. The larvae feed on ''Galiniera saxifraga'', ''Mussaenda arcuata'', ''Rothmannia fischeri'', ''Keetia'', ''Rutidea'' and ''Coffea'' species. It is considered a minor pest on cultivated coffee. ==Subspecies== *''Deudorix lorisona lorisona'' (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe: Principe, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya: west of the Rift Valley, western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru, Lualaba and Shaba) *''Deudorix lorisona abriana'' Libert, 2004 (Senegal: Basse Casamance, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea: Fouta Djalon) *''Deudorix lorisona baronica'' Ungemach, 1932 (Sudan, south-western Ethiopia, eastern Uganda, north-western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi) *''Deudorix lorisona coffea'' Jackson, 1966 (Kenya: east of the Rift Valley, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe) *''Deudorix lorisona sesse'' Stempffer & Jackson, 1962 (Uganda: Sesse Isles, Lake Victoria) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deudorix lorisona」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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