Deudorix magda
Species of butterfly
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Deudorix magda, the dusky playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia and northern and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia-Uapaca woodland.
| Deudorix magda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Deudorix |
| Species: | D. magda |
| Binomial name | |
| Deudorix magda Gifford, 1963[1] | |
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Adults are attracted to flowers, including Mesembryanthemum.
The larvae feed on Uapaca kirkiana.
