Deudorix smilis

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Deudorix smilis
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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 siloFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Deudorix perse vocetiusFruhstorfer, 1912
  • Virachola smilis nicevilleiTytler, 1926
  • Virachola smilis sylviaD'Abrera, 1971
  • Virachola smilis dalyensisLe Souff & Tindale, 1970

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]

Contents

The larvae feed on Strychnos lucida .

Subspecies

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.