Deudorix epijarbas explained

Deudorix epijarbas, the cornelian or hairy line blue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in south and southeast Asia from India to Fiji, including the Philippines, and also the tropical coast of Queensland in Australia. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1857.^{[1] [2]}

Description

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

The subspecies are:^[2]

• D. e. epijarbas (south India, Sri Lanka)
• 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 (Lesser 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)

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

References

1. Book: A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India . Varshney . R. K. . Smetacek. Peter. Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. 2015. 978-81-929826-4-9. New Delhi. 120. 10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164.
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Deudorix epijarbas (Moore, 1857) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 1, 2018.

External links

• Web site: Takanami . Yusuke . Seki . Yasuo . amp . 2001 . Genus Deudorix . A Synonymic List of Lycaenidae from the Philippines . https://web.archive.org/web/20011006185100/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~Ey4y-TKNM/Deudorigini-Phil/Deudorix.html . October 6, 2001 . Internet Archive. With images.
• Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 2 November 2013 . Deudorix epijarbas (Moore, 1858) Hairy Line Blue . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 10 January 2020.