Deudorix epijarbas

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Deudorix epijarbas		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Deudorix Rank Species

Similar Deudorix, Rapala varuna, Jamides bochus, Nacaduba kurava, Prosotas nora

Deudorix epijarbas, the cornelian, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in South-East Asia from India to Fiji, including the Philippines, and also the tropical coast of Queensland in Australia.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Sapindus trifoliatus, Euphoria longan, Litchi chinensis, Aesculus indicus, Connarus species (in seed capsules), Harpullia pendula, Pometia pinnata, Caryota rumphiana and Sarcopteryx martyana.

Subspecies

D. e. epijarbas

D. e. ancus Fruhstorfer, 1912 (northern India)

D. e. amatius Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Assam to northern Thailand, Indo China)

D. e. cinnabarus Fruhstorfer, 1912 (southern Thailand to Sundaland)

D. e. terenzius Fruhstorfer (Nias)

D. e. enganicus Fruhstorfer (Enggano)

D. e. mesarchus Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Lessar Sunda Islands)

D. e. corolianus Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Palawan, Philippines)

D. e. megakles Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Sulawesi)

D. e. menesicles Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Taiwan)

D. e. dido Waterhouse, 1934 (Kuranda, Cairns)

D. e. biaka Joicey & Talbot (Biak)

D. e. turbo Fruhstorfer (Moluccas, Waigeu, Misool, Kai, West Irian to Papua, Manam, Tagula)

D. e. diovella Waterhouse, 1920 (Fiji)

References

Deudorix epijarbas Wikipedia

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