Deudorix smilis

Deudorix smilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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]

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.

External links

• Deudorix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms