Deudorix smilis

Deudorix smilis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.[2]

Deudorix smilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Deudorix
Species:
D. smilis
Binomial name
Deudorix smilis
(Hewitson, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix perse silo Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Deudorix perse vocetius Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Virachola smilis nicevillei Tytler, 1926
  • Virachola smilis sylvia D'Abrera, 1971
  • Virachola smilis dalyensis Le Souff & Tindale, 1970

The larvae feed on Strychnos lucida.

Subspecies
  • Deudorix smilis smilis (Assam, Burma, Peninsular Malaysia, possibly Thailand, Andamans, possibly Sumatra)
  • Deudorix smilis silo Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Borneo)
  • Deudorix smilis vocetius Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Palawan)
  • Deudorix smilis nicevillei (Tytler, 1926) (Andaman Island)
  • Deudorix smilis sylvia (D'Abrera, 1971) (Obi, Bachan)
  • Deudorix smilis dalyensis (Le Souff & Tindale, 1970) (Australia: Daly River Crossing)

References
  1. Hewitson, W. C., 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.
  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
  • Deudorix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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