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Pilodeudorix obscurata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Pilodeudorix
Species:	P. obscurata
Binomial name
Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)
Synonyms
Deudorix obscurata Trimen, 1891 Deudorix caerulea obscurata

Pilodeudorix obscurata, the obscure blue-heart playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya (east of the Rift Valley), Tanzania, Zambia (from Lusaka northwards), Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The habitat consists of savanna.

Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing from August to September and again from November to May.

References

1. Pilodeudorix 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 2012-06-20.

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