Pilodeudorix obscurata

Pilodeudorix obscurata
Scientific classification
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.^[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

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

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