Paradeudorix eleala
# Paradeudorix eleala

Paradeudorix eleala, the western fairy playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia zygia and Theobroma cacao. They are attended by the ant species Crematogaster buchneri.

## Subspecies

* Paradeudorix eleala eleala (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Equateur, Kinshasa and Lualaba)
* Paradeudorix eleala cufadana (Mendes & De Sousa, 2003) (Guinea-Bissau)
* Paradeudorix eleala parallela (Collins & Larsen, 2000) (Guinea Bissau, Guinea)
* Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964) (coast of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, western Nigeria)

| Feeding off flower of weed plant Tridax procumbens in Lagos, Nigeria | With exposed wings, Lagos | At rest, Lagos |
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