Pilodeudorix deritas

Pilodeudorix deritas, the small diopetes, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria (the southern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Equateur and Kwango) and Uganda.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Pilodeudorix deritas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Pilodeudorix
Species:	P. deritas
Binomial name
Pilodeudorix deritas (Hewitson, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
Deudorix deritas Hewitson, 1874

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.