Deudorix epijarbas
| Cornelian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Deudorix |
| Species: | D. epijarbas |
| Binomial name | |
| Deudorix epijarbas (Moore, 1857). | |
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The Cornelian, Deudorix epijarbas is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in south-east Asia from India to the 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
- Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas
- Deudorix epijarbas ancus Fruhstorfer, 1912 (northern India)
- Deudorix epijarbas amatius Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Assam to northern Thailand, Indo China)
- Deudorix epijarbas cinnabarus Fruhstorfer, 1912 (southern Thailand to Sundaland)
- Deudorix epijarbas terenzius Fruhstorfer (Nias)
- Deudorix epijarbas enganicus Fruhstorfer (Enggano)
- Deudorix epijarbas mesarchus Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Lessar Sunda Islands)
- Deudorix epijarbas corolianus Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Palawan, Philippines)
- Deudorix epijarbas megakles Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Sulawesi)
- Deudorix epijarbas menesicles Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Taiwan)
- Deudorix epijarbas dido Waterhouse, 1934 (Kuranda, Cairns)
- Deudorix epijarbas biaka Joicey & Talbot (Biak)
- Deudorix epijarbas turbo Fruhstorfer (Moluccas, Waigeu, Misool, Kai, West Irian to Papua, Manam, Tagula)
- Deudorix epijarbas diovella Waterhouse, 1920 (Fiji)
External links
- Asahinet Photographs of correctly determined specimens of Deudorix epijarbas from the Philippines
- Australian Insects
See also
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