''Deudorix smilis'' is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It was described by
William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the
Indomalayan realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Indi ...
.
[ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.]
The larvae feed on ''
Strychnos lucida''.
Subspecies
*''Deudorix smilis smilis'' (Assam, Burma, Peninsular Malaysia, possibly Thailand, Andamans, possibly Sumatra)
*''Deudorix smilis silo''
Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Borneo)
*''Deudorix smilis vocetius''
Fruhstorfer, 1912 (Palawan)
*''Deudorix smilis nicevillei''
(Tytler, 1926) (Andaman Island)
*''Deudorix smilis sylvia''
(D'Abrera, 1971) (Obi, Bachan)
*''Deudorix smilis dalyensis''
(Le Souff & Tindale, 1970) (Australia: Daly River Crossing)
References
External links
''Deudorix''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Deudorix
Butterflies described in 1863
Butterflies of Indonesia
Butterflies of Oceania
Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson
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