''Deudorix'' is a large genus of

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in the family

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. The species of this genus are found in the

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and

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Species

*'' Deudorix affinis'' (Rothschild, 1915) *''

Deudorix antalus ''Deudorix antalus'', the brown playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar) and south-west Arabia. The wingspan is 22–34 mm for males and 22–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing y ...

'' (Hopffer, 1855) *'' Deudorix apayao'' Schröder & Treadaway, 1983 *'' Deudorix badhami'' Carcasson, 1961 *'' Deudorix batikeli'' (Boisduval, 1833) *'' Deudorix batikelides'' Holland, 1920 *'' Deudorix caliginosa'' Lathy, 1903 *'' Deudorix ceramensis'' Ribbe, 1901 *'' Deudorix chalybeata'' Joicey & Talbot, 1926 *'' Deudorix dariaves'' Hewitson, 1877 *'' Deudorix democles'' Miskin, 1884 *''

Deudorix diara ''Deudorix'' is a large genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Old World and Australia. Species *'' Deudorix affinis'' (Rothschild, 1915) *''Deudorix antalus'' (Hopffer, 1855) *'' Deudorix apaya ...

'' Swinhoe, 1896 *'' Deudorix dinochares'' Grose-Smith, 1887 *'' Deudorix dinomenes'' Grose-Smith, 1887 *'' Deudorix diocles'' Hewitson, 1869 *'' Deudorix diovis'' Hewitson,

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/small> *'' Deudorix dohertyi'' Tytler, 1915 *'' Deudorix ecaudata'' Gifford, 1963 *'' Deudorix edwardsi'' Gabriel, 1939 *'' Deudorix elioti'' Corbet, 1940 *''

Deudorix epijarbas ''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 sp ...

'' (Moore,

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*'' Deudorix epirus'' (C. & R. Felder, 1860) *'' Deudorix gaetulia'' de Nicéville,

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Deudorix galathea ''Deudorix galathea'', the red-edged playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon and Gabon Gabon (; ; snq ...

'' (Swainson, 1821) *''

Deudorix hainana ''Deudorix'' is a large genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Old World and Australia. Species *'' Deudorix affinis'' (Rothschild, 1915) *''Deudorix antalus'' (Hopffer, 1855) *'' Deudorix apaya ...

'' Chou & Gu, 1994 *''

Deudorix hypargyria ''Deudorix hypargyria'', the scarce cornelian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Henry John Elwes in 1893. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Burma to Sundaland Sundaland (also called Sundaica or th ...

'' (Elwes,

*'' Deudorix isocrates'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Deudorix jacksoni'' Talbot, 1935 *'' Deudorix kayonza'' Stempffer, 1956 *'' Deudorix kessuma'' (Horsfield,

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Deudorix kuyoniana ''Deudorix'' is a large genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Old World and Australia. Species *'' Deudorix affinis'' (Rothschild, 1915) *''Deudorix antalus'' (Hopffer, 1855) *'' Deudorix apaya ...

'' Matsumura, 1912 *'' Deudorix livia'' (Klug, 1834) *'' Deudorix lorisona'' (Hewitson, 1863) *'' Deudorix loxius'' Hewitson,

/small> *'' Deudorix magda'' Gifford, 1963 *'' Deudorix masamichii'' (Okubo, 1983) *'' Deudorix maudei'' Joicey & Talbot, 1916 *'' Deudorix montana'' (Kielland, 1985) *''

Deudorix mpanda ''Deudorix mpanda'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania (from the western part of the country to Mpanda District Mpanda District is one of the five districts of the Katavi Region of Tanzania. Its administrative se ...

'' (Kielland, 1990) *'' Deudorix mulleri'' Tennent, 2000 *''

Deudorix nicephora ''Deudorix nicephora'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capi ...

'' Hulstaert, 1924 *'' Deudorix niepelti'' Joicey & Talbot, 1922 *'' Deudorix novellus'' Yagishita, 2006 *'' Deudorix odana'' Druce, 1887 *'' Deudorix penningtoni'' van Son, 1949 *''

Deudorix perse ''Deudorix perse'' (formerly ''Virachola perse''), the large guava blue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. The larva feeds on ''Randia dumetorum ''C ...

'' Hewitson,

/small> *'' Deudorix philippinensis'' Schröder, Treadaway & Hayashi, 1981 *'' Deudorix rapaloides'' (Naritomi, 1941) *'' Deudorix renidens'' (Mabille, 1884) *'' Deudorix sankakuhonis'' Matsumura, 1938 *'' Deudorix smilis'' Hewitson,

/small> *'' Deudorix staudingeri'' Druce, 1895 *'' Deudorix strephanus'' Druce, 1896 *'' Deudorix subguttata'' (Elwes,

*'' Deudorix suk'' Stempffer, 1948 *'' Deudorix sumatrensis'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 *''

Deudorix ufipa ''Deudorix ufipa'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of montane areas. The larvae probably feed on the berries of ''Rutidea ''Rutidea'' is a genus of plant in the family ...

'' Kielland, 1978 *'' Deudorix vansomereni'' Stempffer, 1951 *'' Deudorix vansoni'' Pennington, 1948 *'' Deudorix wardii'' (Mabille, 1878) *'' Deudorix woodfordi'' Druce, 1891

Gallery

File:Guava Blue (Deudorix isocrates) in Bhongir, AP W IMG 3026.jpg, '' Deudorix isocrates'' in

Bhuvanagiri, Andhra Pradesh Bhongir, officially known as, Bhuvanagiri is a district headquarters of the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district and part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region of the Indian state of Telangana. Falling under Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority ...

, India File:Gauva_Blue_(Deudorix_isocrates)_in_Bhongir,_AP_W_IMG_3022.jpg, ''Deudorix isocrates'' in Bhuvanagiri

External links

"''Deudorix'' Hewitson, 1863"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
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