Deudorix epijarbas

Cornelian
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species:
D. epijarbas
Binomial name
Deudorix epijarbas
(Moore, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Thecla epijarbas Moore, [1858]
  • Aphnaeus epijarbas Doubleday, 1847 (nomen nudum)
  • Deudorix ancus Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Deudorix amatius Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Deudorix cinnabarus Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Deudorix mesarchus Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Deudorix coriolanus Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Deudorix megakles Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Deudorix menesicles Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Deudorix dido Waterhouse, 1934

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.

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