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Deudorix Hewitson, [1863]
Cornelians Playboys
Deudorix Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 16, TS: Dipsas epijarbas Moore
Virachola Moore, [1881]; Lepid. Ceylon 1 (3): 104, TS: Deudorix perse Hewitson
Deudoryx ; Hewitson, [1865], Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (2): 47 (misspelling)
Deudorix (Deudorigini) ; [BK, 206]
Deudorix (Deudoricina) ; [AfrL]


[sp-1.jpg] 769x514 (~66Kb) Thailand, Krabi 24.12.2003-7.1.2004, Photo © Olli Vesikko

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.



Deudorix antalus (Hopffer, 1855)
Africa, SW.Arabia, Madagascar. See [About maps] Brown Playboy
Dipsas antalus Hopffer, 1855; Mber. dt. Akad. Wiss. Berl. 1855: 641, TL: Mozambique
Virachola antalus ; [BAFR, 515]
Deudorix antalus ; [BK: 206, pl. 20, f. 255]
Deudorix (Virachola) antalus ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Larva on Schotia speciosa, Acacia stenocarpa, Syzygium sp., Prunus persica ispahanensis, Cassia sp., Phaseolus lunatus, Ximenia poppae, Sutherlandia sp., Crotalaria sp., Dolichos sp., Nymania capensis [PBSA], Combretum, Quisqualis, Acacia, Albizia, Baphia, Bauhinia, Burkea, Caesalpinia, Cajanus, Canavalia, Phaseolus, Pisum, Schotia, Vigna, Macadamia, Prunus, Olea, Ximenia, Paphia, Cardiospermum, Capsicum [BK]


Deudorix badhami Carcasson, 1961
SE.Zaire, NW.Zambia. See [About maps] Virachola badhami ; [BAFR, 516]
Deudorix (Virachola) badhami ; [AfrL]

Deudorix batikeli (Boisduval, 1833)
Madagascar. See [About maps] Lycaena batikeli Boisduval, 1833
Virachola batikeli ; [BAFR, 517]
Deudorix (Virachola) batikeli ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Deudorix batikelides Holland, 1920
Deudorix batikelides Holland, 1920; Bull. amer. Mus. nat. Hist. 43: 221
Virachola batikelides ;
balikelides ; Berger, 1981, (missp.)
Deudorix (Virachola) batikelides ; [AfrL]

Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903
Nigeria, Congo Republic, Zambia, Uganda. See [About maps] Virachola caliginosa ; [BAFR, 515]
Deudorix (Virachola) caliginosa ; [AfrL]

Deudorix chalybeata Joicey & Talbot, 1926
São Tomé I. Virachola chalybeata ; [BAFR, 516]
Deudorix (Virachola) chalybeata ; [AfrL]

Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877
Natal - Moçambique - Kenya (coastal). See [About maps] Black-and-Orange Playboy
Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877; Ent. mon. Mag. 13: 205
Virachola dariaves; [BAFR, 518,#]
Deudorix dariaves ; [BK: 208, pl. 21, f. 262]
Deudorix (Virachola) dariaves ; [AfrL]

Larva on Brachystegia spp., (within seedpods) [PBSA] Coffea [BK]


Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887
Natal, Transvaal, Swaziland, Rhodesia, Madagascar, E.Africa, SW.Arabia. See [About maps] Apricot Playboy
Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 19: 64
Virachola dinochares ; [BAFR, 517]
Deudorix dinochares ; [BK: 207, pl. 21, f. 259]
Deudorix (Virachola) dinochares ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Larva on Combretum sp., Acacia stenocarpa, Dolichos, Lablab sp., Schotea sp., Syzygium cordatum, Burkea africana, Macadamia sp., Coffea sp., Gardenia neuberia [PBSA], Quisqualis, Acacia, Schotia, Burkea, Dolichos, Lablab, Tamarindus, Vigna, Syzygium, Psidium, Prunus, Ximenia, Gardenia [BK]


Deudorix dinomenes Grose-Smith, 1887
Zululand, Moçambique, Rhodesia, Africa. See [About maps] Orange Playboy
Deudorix dinomenes Grose-Smith, 1887; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 19: 65
Virachola dinomenes ; [BAFR, 518]
Deudorix dinomenes ; [BK: 208, pl. 21, f. 260]
Deudorix (Virachola) dinomenes ; [AfrL]

Larva on Deinbollia [BK]

Deudorix (Virachola) dinomenes dinomenes ; [AfrL]
D. d. diomedes Jackson, 1966
Deudorix diomedes Jackson, 1966
Virachola diomedes ; [BAFR, 517]
Deudorix (Virachola) dinomenes diomedes ; [AfrL]

Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869
Transkei, Zululand, Moçambique, Rhodesia - Zaïre, Uganda, Kenya. See [About maps] Orange-barred Playboy
Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae 1 (Suppl): 12, pl. 5
Virachola diocles ; [BAFR, 516]
Deudorix diocles ; [BK: 207, pl. 21, f. 258]
Deudorix (Virachola) diocles ; [AfrL]

Larva on Bauhinia galpinii, Millettia caffra, M. sutherlandii, Caesalpinia pulcherrima [PBSA], Acacia, Baphia, Bauhinia, Caesalpinia, Millettia, Schotia, Macadamia, Prunus, Combretum, Syzygium [BK]


Deudorix ecaudata Gifford, 1963
Malawi, N.Tanzania, E.Kenya (E of Rift Valley). See [About maps] Untailed Playboy
Deudorix ecaudata Gifford, 1963; (repl. Deudorix dohertyi Bethune-Baker, 1905)
dohertyi Bethune-Baker, 1905²; (preocc.)
Virachola ecaudata ; [BAFR, 517]
Deudorix ecaudata ; [BK: 209, pl. 21, f. 265]
Deudorix (Virachola) ecaudata ; [AfrL]

Deudorix edwardsi Gabriel, 1939
Ruwenzori Mts. (W.Uganda, NE.Zaire). See [About maps] Virachola edwardsi ; [BAFR, 516]
Deudorix (Virachola) edwardsi ; [AfrL]

Deudorix galathea (Swainson, 1821)
Sierra Leone - Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroun. See [About maps] Virachola galathea ; [BAFR, 516]
Deudorix (Virachola) galathea ; [AfrL]

Deudorix jacksoni Talbot, 1935
SW.Uganda, W.Kenya, Tanzania (Usambara), NW.Zambia. See [About maps] Jackson's Playboy
Deudorix jacksoni ; [BK: 207, pl. 21, f. 257]
Virachola jacksoni ; [BAFR, 516]
Deudorix (Virachola) jacksoni ; [AfrL]

Larva on Loranthus, Albizia gummifera [BK]


Deudorix kayonza Stempffer, 1956
Uganda, Congo Republic, Cameroun?. See [About maps] Virachola kayonza ; [BAFR, 518 (text)]
Deudorix (Virachola) kayonza ; [AfrL]

Deudorix livia (Klug, 1834)
Mauritania - N.Kenya (savannah), Egypt, Lebanon, S.Arabia. See [About maps] Pomegranate Playboy
Lycaena livia Klug, 1834; in Ehrenberg, Symbolae phys., Ins. 4: pl. 40, f. 3-6, TL: Arabia
Virachola livia ; [BMAT: 24, pl. 9, f. 1-3]; [BAFR, 517]
Deudorix livia ; [BK, 208, pl. 21, f. 261]
Deudorix (Virachola) livia ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia, Phoenix, Punica granatum, Eriobotrya japonica [BK], (in Egypt) Acacia farnesiana [BMAT]

Deudorix (Virachola) livia livia ; [AfrL]
D. l. barnetti Libert, 2005
Deudorix (Virachola) livia barnetti ; [AfrL]

Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862
Rhodesia, W.Africa - Kenya, Malawi. See [About maps] Coffee Playboy
Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862; : 37
Deudorix lorisona ; [BK: 209, pl. 21, f. 263]
Deudorix (Virachola) lorisona ; [AfrL]

Larva on Coffea, (boring into berries) [PBSA]

West Africa - Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya (W of Rift Valley) Virachola lorisona lorisona
Virachola lorisona lorisona ; [BAFR, 518]
Deudorix lorisona lorisona ; [BK, 209 (note)]
Deudorix (Virachola) lorisona lorisona ; [AfrL]
D. l. baronica Ungemach, 1932
SW.Ethiopia Virachola baronica ; [BAFR, 317 (text)]
Deudorix (Virachola) lorisona baronica ; [AfrL]
D. l. sesse Stempffer & Jackson, 1962
Lake Victoria (Sesse I.) Virachola lorisona sesse ; [BAFR, 518]
Deudorix (Virachola) lorisona sesse ; [AfrL]
D. l. coffea Jackson, 1966
E.Rhodesia, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, E.Kenya (E of Rift Valley) Deudorix (Virachola) lorisona coffea ; [AfrL]
Deudorix lorisona coffea ; [BK, 209 (note)]
Virachola lorisona coffea ; [BAFR, 518 (text)]
D. l. abriana Libert, 2004
Deudorix (Virachola) lorisona abriana ; [AfrL]

Deudorix magda Gifford, 1963
Malawi Deudorix magda Gifford, 1963; Entomologist 1963: 46
Virachola magda ; [BAFR, 515]
Deudorix (Virachola) magda ; [AfrL]

Deudorix montana (Kielland, 1985)
Deudorix (Virachola) montana ; [AfrL]

Deudorix mpanda (Kielland, 1990)
Deudorix (Virachola) mpanda ; [AfrL]

Deudorix nicephora Hulstaert, 1924
Angola, S.Zaire (Shaba), Zambia, Rhodesia. See [About maps] Virachola nicephora ; [BAFR, 515 (text)]
Deudorix (Virachola) nicephora ; [AfrL]

Deudorix odana Druce, 1887
Sierra Leone - Nigeria, Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya, Tanzania. See [About maps] Deudorix odana ; [BK: 207, pl. 20, f. 256]
Virachola odana ; [BAFR, 516]
Deudorix (Virachola) odana ; [AfrL]

Larva on Caesalpinia, Canavalia [BK]


Deudorix penningtoni van Son, 1949
Zululand, SW.Tanzania. See [About maps] Deudorix penningtoni van Son, 1949; Ann. Transv. Mus. 21 (2): 213
Virachola penningtoni ; [BAFR, 516]
Deudorix (Virachola) penningtoni ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia caffra v. tormentosa [PBSA]


Deudorix renidens (Mabille, 1884)
Madagascar. See [About maps] Hypolycaena renidens Mabille, 1884
Virachola renidens ; [BAFR, 516]
Deudorix (Virachola) renidens ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Deudorix suk Stempffer, 1948
Kenya, E.Uganda. See [About maps] Suk Playboy
Virachola suk ; [BAFR, 517]
Deudorix suk ; [BK: 210, pl. 21, f. 266]
Deudorix (Virachola) suk ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia, (association with Pheidole, ants) [BK]


Deudorix ufipa Kielland, 1978
Deudorix (Virachola) ufipa ; [AfrL]

Deudorix vansomereni Stempffer, 1951
Tanzania (Usambara), SE.Kenya (Teita Hills). See [About maps] Van Someren's Playboy
Deudorix vansomereni ; [BK: 209]
Virachola vansomereni ; [BAFR, 517]
Deudorix (Virachola) vansomereni ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia [BK]


Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948
Natal, Rhodesia, Malawi. See [About maps] Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948; J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 10 (2): 165
Virachola vansoni ; [BAFR, 516]
Deudorix (Virachola) vansoni ; [AfrL]

Larva on Acacia caffra v. tormentosa [PBSA]


Deudorix wardii (Mabille, 1878)
Madagascar. See [About maps] Hypolycaena wardii Mabille, 1878; Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 3: 82
Deudorix diopolis Hewitson, [1878]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae 1 (Suppl.): 30, pl. Va, f. 64-64
Virachola wardii ; [BAFR, 517]
Deudorix diopolis ; [BK, 209 (note)]
Deudorix (Virachola) wardii ; [MadL]; [AfrL]

Subgenus ?

Deudorix hainana Chou & Gu, 1994
Hainan. See [About maps] Deudorix hainana Chou & Gu, 1994; in Chou, Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium 1-2: 770, 652, TL: Hainan

Deudorix isocrates (Fabricius, 1793)
Ceylon, Indian - N. Shan States. See [About maps] Common Guava Blue
Hesperia isocrates Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3: 266, TL: Tranquebar, S.India
Hesperia pann Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 275
Virachola isocrates, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Virachola isocrates ; [BIR, 357]; [BOW: pl. 182, f. 7, 8]; [BOR, 623]

Larva on Randia dumetorum, Eriobotria japonica, Psidium guava, Tamarindus indica, Strychnos nux-vomica, Gardenia latifolia [BIR]


Deudorix mulleri Tennent, 2000
New Ireland. See [About maps] Deudorix mulleri Tennent, 2000; Australian Entomologist 27: (9-27), TL: New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, 1260m

Deudorix subguttata (Elwes, [1893])
-. See [About maps] Rapala subguttata Elwes, [1893]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 (4): 644, pl. 44, f. 1
Burma Virachola subguttata subguttata
Virachola subguttata subguttata ; [BOR, 623]
D. s. malaya (Pendlebury & Corbet, 1933)
Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, ?Sumatra Virachola subguttata malaya Pendlebury & Corbet, 1933
Virachola malaya Pendlebury & Corbet, 1933; J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 17 (2): 404
Virachola subguttata malaya ; [BMP: 324, pl. 50, f. 12-13]; [BOR, 623 (note)]

Deudorix kessuma (Horsfield, [1829])
-. See [About maps] Thecla kessuma Horsfield, [1829]; Descr. Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (2): 89
Rapala kessuma ; [BOW: pl. 180, f. 28]
Java Virachola kessuma kessuma
Virachola kessuma kessuma ; [BOR, 624 (note)]
D. k. deliochus Hewitson, 1874
Burma - Singapore, ?Indo China Deudorix deliochus Hewitson, 1874; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 352
Virachola kessuma deliochus, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Virachola kessuma deliochus ; [BMP: 325, pl. 49, f. 36-37]; [BOR, 624]
D. k. clearchus Fruhstorfer²
Sumbawa, Lombok Virachola kessuma clearchus ; [BOR, 624 (note)]
D. k. throana Fruhstorfer²
Borneo, ?Sumatra Virachola kessuma throana ; [BOR, 624 (note)]

Deudorix dohertyi Tytler, 1915²
Assam, Burma. See [About maps] dohertyi Tytler, 1915²; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 24 (1): 138
Virachola dohertyi ; [BOR, 624]

Deudorix perse Hewitson, [1863]
Ceylon, S.India, Kangra - Assam, Burma. See [About maps] Large Guava Blue
Deudorix perse Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 18
Deudorix perse Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): pl. 8, f. 24-26
Virachola perse perse, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Virachola perse ; [BIR, 359]

Larva on Randia dumetorum [BIR]

India - Thailand Virachola perse perse
Virachola perse perse ; [BOR, 623 (note)]
D. p. ghela Fruhstorfer²
Ceylon, S.India Virachola perse ghela ; [BOR, 623]

Deudorix epijarbas (Moore, [1858])
Ceylon, India, Burma, Australia. See [About maps] Cornelian
Thecla epijarbas Moore, [1858]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 32, TL: Bengal
?Dipsas epijarbas Moore, 1857; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): 32
Aphnaeus epijarbas Doubleday, 1847; (nomen nudum)
Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Deudorix epijarbas, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Deudorix epijarbas ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 47]; [MRS, 651]; [BOR, 630]

Larva on Sapindus trifoliatus, Euphoria longan, Litchi chinensis, Aesculus indicus, (in seed capsules) Connarus spp. [MRS], (New Guinea) Harpullia pendula, Pometia pinnata [BAUR], Caryota rumphiana, Sarcopteryx martyana K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

Rapala koshuna Sonan, 1931; Zephyrus. 3 (3/4): 205, TL: Formosa
Deudorix perbella Murayama, 1983; New Entomol. 32 (2): (39-42), TL: Flores
Deudorix f. side Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 267
D. e. ancus Fruhstorfer, 1912
N.India Deudorix ancus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 265, TL: Sikkim
Deudorix epijarbas ancus ; [BOR, 630 (name)]
D. e. amatius Fruhstorfer, 1912
Assam - N.Thailand, Indo China Deudorix amatius Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 265, TL: Tonkin; Assam
Deudorix epijarbas amatius ; [BOR, 630 (name)]
D. e. cinnabarus Fruhstorfer, 1912
S.Thailand - Sundaland Deudorix cinnabarus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 266, TL: Sundaland
Deudorix epijarbas cinnabarus ; [BMP: 323, pl. 49, f. 44-45]
Deudorix epijarbas cinnabaraus ; [BOR, 630 (name)]
D. e. terenzius Fruhstorfer²
Nias Deudorix epijarbas terenzius ; [BOR, 630 (name)]
D. e. enganicus Fruhstorfer²
Enggano Deudorix epijarbas enganicus ; [BOR, 630 (name)]
D. e. mesarchus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Lessar Sunda Is. Deudorix mesarchus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 266, TL: Lombok
Deudorix epijarbas mesarchus ; [BOR, 630 (name)]
D. e. corolianus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Palawan, Philippines Deudorix coriolanus Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 266, TL: Philippines; Palawan
Deudorix epijarbas corolianus ; [BOR, 630 (name)]
D. e. megakles Fruhstorfer, 1912
Sulawesi Deudorix megakles Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 266, TL: Sulawesi
Deudorix epijarbas megakles ; [BOR, 630 (name)]
D. e. menesicles Fruhstorfer, 1912
Taiwan Deudorix menesicles Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 265, TL: Formosa
Deudorix epijarbas menesicles ; [BOR, 630 (name)]; [MRS, 651]
D. e. dido Waterhouse, 1934
Kuranda, Cairns Deudorix dido Waterhouse, 1934
Deudorix epijarbas dido ; [BAUR, 302]
D. e. littoralis Joicey & Talbot²
West Irian, New Guinea Deudorix epijarbas littoralis ; [BAUR, 302 (text)]
D. e. biaka Joicey & Talbot²
Biak Deudorix epijarbas biaka ; [BAUR, 302 (text)]
D. e. turbo Fruhstorfer²
Moluccas, Waigeu, Misool, Kai, West Irian - Papua, Manam, Tagula concolor Joicey & Talbot²
Deudorix epijarbas turbo ; [BAUR, 302]
D. e. diovella Waterhouse²
Fiji Deudorix epijarbas diovella ; [BAUR, 302]

Deudorix maudei Joicey & Talbot, 1916²
Biak ceramensis maudei Joicey & Talbot, 1916²; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1916 (1): 77
Deudorix maudei ; [BAUR, 302]

Deudorix niepelti Joicey & Talbot, 1922²
New Ireland. See [About maps] niepelti Joicey & Talbot, 1922²; Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2): 354
Deudorix niepelti ; [BAUR, 302]

Deudorix diovis Hewitson, [1863]
Mackay - Manning River Deudorix diovis, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Deudorix epijarbas diovis ; [BAUR, 302 (text)]
Deudorix diovis ; [AUCL]

Larva on Buckinghamia celsissima, Macadamia sp., Eriobotrya japonica, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Harpullia pendula K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)


Deudorix woodfordi Druce, 1891²
Bougainville, Guadlacanal, New Britain, Monam I.?, Karkar I.?, St. Matthias I.. See [About maps] woodfordi Druce, 1891²; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 (3): 371
?neopommerana Staudinger²
Deudorix woodfordi ; [BAUR, 302 (text)]

Deudorix ceramensis Ribbe, 1900²
Ambon, Serang ceramensis Ribbe, 1900²; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 13: 366
Deudorix ceramensis ; [BAUR, 302]

Deudorix staudingeri H. H. Druce, 1895
Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore. See [About maps] Deudorix staudingeri H. H. Druce, 1895; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 621, pl. 34, f. 10
Deudorix staudingeri ; [BOR, 630]; [BMP: 323, pl. 49, f. 42-43]
Nias ?Deudorix staudingeri calderon ; Seitz, : 998

Deudorix elioti Corbet, 1940
Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Thailand. See [About maps] Deudorix elioti Corbet, 1940; Entomologist 73 (2): 42
Deudorix elioti, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Deudorix elioti ; [BMP: 323, pl. 50, f. 4-6]; [BOR, 630]

Deudorix sumatrensis Fruhstorfer, 1912
-. See [About maps] Deudorix sumatrensis Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 264
Deudorix sumatrensis ; [BMP: 324, pl. 50, f. 1-3]
Sumatra Deudorix sumatrensis sumatrensis ; [BOR, 630 (note)]
D. s. stubbsi Eliot, 1960
Peninsular Malaya Deudorix stubbsi Eliot, 1960
Deudorix epijarbas f. stubbsi Eliot, 1960; Entomologist 93 (12): 243
Deudorix sumatrensis stubbsi ; [BOR, 630 (note)]

Deudorix diara Swinhoe, 1896
Java, Assam, Burma, N.Borneo. See [About maps] Deudorix diara Swinhoe, 1896; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (101): 357, TL: Assam
Deudorix diara ; [BOR, 630]

Deudorix gaetulia de Nicéville, 1892²
Assam - S.Burma. See [About maps] Assam Cornelian
gaetulia de Nicéville, 1892²; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 12: 148, TL: Khasi Hills
Deudorix gaetulia ; [BOR, 631]

Deudorix hypargyria (Elwes, [1893])
-. See [About maps] Scarce Cornelian
Rapala hypargyria Elwes, [1893]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 (4): 643, pl. 44, f. 7
Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Deudorix hypargyria ; [BIR, 356]
Deurodix hypargyria ; [BOW: pl. 175, f. 50]
Deudorix hypargyria ; [MRS, 652]
Burma - Sundaland Deudorix hypargyria hypargyria ; [BMP: 324, pl. 50, f. 7-9]; [BOR, 631]

Deudorix philippinensis Schröder, Treadaway & Hayashi, 1981
Philippines (Masbate, Marinduque, Mindanao). See [About maps] Deudorix hypargyria philippinensis ; [BOR, 631 (note)]

Deudorix epirus (C. & R. Felder, 1860)
Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia. See [About maps] Blue Cornelian
Myrina epirus C. & R. Felder, 1860; Wien. ent. Monats. 4 (8): 241
Deurodix epirus ; [BOW: 175, f. 48]

Larva on Harpullia ramiflora K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

Ambon, Serang, West Irian - Papa, Aru, Kai Deudorix epirus epirus ; [BAUR, 303 (text)]
D. e. eos Hewitson²
Bachan Deudorix epirus eos ; [BAUR, 303]
D. e. agimar Fruhstorfer, 1908
Torres Strait Is., Cape York Blue Cornelian
Deudorix agimar Fruhstorfer, 1908
Deudorix epirus agimar, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Deudorix epirus agimar ; [BAUR, 303 (text)]
D. e. kallios Fruhstorfer²
Fergusson I. Deudorix epirus kallios ; [BAUR, 303 (text)]
Waigeu, West Irian, Mioswar I. Deudorix epirus despoena ; [BAUR, 303 (text)]

Deudorix democles Miskin, 1884
Australia (Cape York - Innisfail). See [About maps] Deudorix democles Miskin, 1884; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1884: 95
Deudorix democles, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Virachola democles ; [BAUR, 304 (text)]

Larva on Strychnos lucida, S. minor K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)


Deudorix smilis Hewitson, [1863]
-. See [About maps] Deudorix smilis Hewitson, [1863]; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 18, pl. 8, f. 22-23
Deudorix smilis, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]

Larva on Strychnos lucida K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991, Review Austr. Butts. (1-4): (120-140)

Assam, Burma, Peninsular Malaya, ?Thailand, Andamans, ?Sumatra Virachola smilis smilis
Virachola smilis smilis ; [BOR, 623]; [BMP: 324, pl. 10-11]
D. s. silo Hewitson²
Borneo ?silo Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 268, TL: Borneo
Virachola smilis silo ; [BOR, 623 (note)]
D. s. vocetius Fruhstorfer, 1912
Palawan, Philippines smilis vocetius Fruhstorfer, 1912; Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 268, TL: Palawan
Virachola smilis vocetius ; [BOR, 623 (note)]
D. s. sylvia (D'Abrera, 1971)
Obi, Bachan Virachola smilis sylvia D'Abrera, 1971; [BAUR: 304]
D. s. dalyensis (Le Souef & Tindale, 1970)
Australia (Daly River Crossing) Virachola smilis dalyensis Le Souef & Tindale, 1970
Virachola dalyensis Le Souef & Tindale, 1970; J. Aust. ent. Soc. 9 (2): 149-152
Virachola smilis dalyensis ; [BAUR, 304 (text)]

Deudorix affinis Rothschild, 1915²
New Guinea, Papua, Karkar I.. See [About maps] affinis Rothschild, 1915²; Novit. Zool. 22: 395
Virachola affinis ; [BAUR, 304]

Deudorix rapaloides (Naritomi, 1941)
Taiwan Deudorix rapaloides ; Shirôzu, 1960, Butterflies of Formosa in Colour: pl. 65, f. 679-682; [MRS, 651]; [BOR, 631 (note)]

Deudorix sankakuhonis Matsumura, 1938²
Taiwan Deudorix sankakuhonis ; Shirôzu, 1960, Butterflies of Formosa in Colour: pl. 66, f. 701-702; [BOR, 631 (note)]

Deudorix kuyoniana Matsumura, 1912²
Taiwan Deudorix kuyoniana ; Shirôzu, 1960, Butterflies of Formosa in Colour: pl. 65, f. 657-660; [BOR, 631 (note)]

Deudorix strephanus Druce, 1896²
Borneo. See [About maps] strephanus Druce, 1896²; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (3): 681
Deudorix strephanus ; [BOR, 631]

Deudorix apayao Schröder & Treadaway, 1983
Palawan Deudorix apayao Schröder & Treadaway, 1983; Ent. Zeitschr. II: 157-159
Deudorix apayao ; [BOR, 631]

Deudorix loxius Hewitson, [1863]²
Sulawesi. See [About maps] loxius Hewitson, [1863]²; Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 19
Deudorix loxius ; [BOR, 631]

Deudorix novellus Yagishita, 2006
Deudorix novellus Yagishita, 2006; Futao 52: (?)

Deudorix masamichii (Okubo, 1983)
Virachola masamichii Okubo, 1983


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References:
[AUCL]
Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996; Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia; CSIRO, Australia
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[AfrL]
Mark C. Williams; Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); e-mail: Mark C. Williams
[BAFR]
D'Abrera, 1980; Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region
[BAUR]
D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)
[BIR]
Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)
[BK]
Larsen, Torben B., 1996; The Butterflies of Kenya and their natural history
[BMAT]
Tennent, John, 1996; The butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0 906802 05 9
[BMP]
Eliot (Ed.), Corbet & Pendlebury, 1992; The Butterflies of The Malay Peninsula; 4th edition; ISBN 983-9681-05-2
[BOR]
D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III
[BOW]
Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
[Don Herbison-Evans]
and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
[EBW]
Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6
[LAMAS-2005]
Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[MRS]
Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2
[MadL]
Lees, D.C., Kremen, C. and Raharitsimba, H. 2003; in S.M. Goodman & J. P. Benstead (eds.), The Natural History of Madagascar; Classification, Diversity and Endemism of the Butterflies (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea): A Revised Species Checklist: : pp. 762-793; University of Chicago Press. 1709 pp.
[Olli Vesikko]
http://koti.welho.com/ovesikko/
[PBSA]
Dickson, C.G.C (ed.), Kroon, D.M.; Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa; AD. DONKER 1978
[Yutaka Inayoshi]
A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM
[²]
This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.


Some related literature:
Corbet, 1940
Revisional Notes on Malayan Rhopalocera Entomologist 73 (2): 39-443
Druce, 1891
On the Lycaenidae of the Solomon Islands Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 (3): 357-373, pl. 31-32
H. H. Druce, 1895
A Monograph of the Bornean Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 (3): 556-627, pl. 31-34
Druce, 1896
Further Contributions to our Knowledge of the Bornea Lycaenidae Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1896 (3): 650-683, pls. 29-31
K. L. & L. E. Dunn, 1991
Review of Australian Butterflies: distribution, life history and taxonomy. Pushlished by authors, Melbourne Review Austr. Butts. (1-4):
Eliot, 1960
A new species of Potanthus (Hesperiidae) and some other Butterflies from Malaya Entomologist 93 (12): 241-245, 2 figs
Elwes, [1893]
On Butterflies collected by Mr. W. Doherty in the Naga and Karen Hills and in Perak. (2) Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 (4): 617-664, pl. 43-44
C. & R. Felder, 1860
Lepidopterologische Fragmente Wien. ent. Monats. 4 (4): 97-112, pl. 1-2, (8): 225-251, pl. 3-4
Fruhstorfer, 1912
Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors Berl. ent. Zs. 56 (3/4): 197-272, f. 1-4 (early April)
Hewitson, [1863]; Hewitson, [1865]
Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera. Lycaenidae Ill. diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae (1): 1-36,*37, pl. 1-16 (1863), (2): 37-76, pl. 17-30 (1865), (3): 77-114, pl. 31-46 (1867), (4): 115-136,14a-h, pl. 47-54 (Suppl.) pp. 1-16,3a,3b,3c, pl. 1-5 (1869), (5): 137-150,*151, pl. 55-59, (Suppl.) pl. 6 (1873), (6): 151-184,*185, pl. 60-73 (1874), (7): 185-208,*209, pl. 74-83 (1877), (8): 209-228, pl. 84-85,88-92 (Suppl.) pp. 1a,1b,3a,3b,4a,5a,5b,7-8 (1878), [* = temporary page]
Hewitson, 1874
Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae from his own Collection Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3): 343-355
Holland, 1920
Lepidoptera of the Congo. Being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Exp. together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species Bull. amer. Mus. nat. Hist. 43: 109-369
Joicey & Talbot, 1916
New Lepidoptera from the Schouten Islands Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1916 (1): 65-85, 4pls
Mabille, 1878
Lepidoptera Africana Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 3: 81-95 [?year 1879]
Moore, 1857; Moore, [1858]
A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East-India Company in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. lep. Ins. Mus. East India Coy (1): v,[ii] + 1-278 + IV + 11, 18pls, expl.
Moore, [1881]
The Lepidoptera of Ceylon Lepid. Ceylon 1 (1): 1-40, pl. 1-18, (2): 41-80, pl. 19-36, (3): 81-136, pl. 37-54, (4): 137-190, pl. 55-71
Pendlebury & Corbet, 1933
Some Lycaenidae new to the Malay Peninsula J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 17 (2): 402-405
Pennington, 1948
Two new species of Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) from South Africa J. ent. Soc. sth. Afr. 10 (2): 164-169, 1pl.
van Son, 1949
Descriptions of four new species of South African butterflies Ann. Transv. Mus. 21 (2): 209-216, 1pl
Swinhoe, 1896
New Species of Lepidoptera from the Khasia Hills Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 17 (101): 357-363
Tytler, 1915
Notes on some new and interesting butterflies from Manipur and the Naga Hills. Part 3 J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 24 (1): 119-155, pl. 3-4


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