Deudorix epijarbas

Cornelian
Scientific classification
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, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in South-East Asia from India to Fiji, including the Philippines, and also the tropical coast of Queensland in Australia.

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.

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