Deudorix philippinensis

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Deudorix philippinensis, male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species: D. philippinensis
Binomial name
Deudorix philippinensis
Schrőder, Treadaway & H. Hayashi, 1981[1]

Deudorix philippinensis is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. Forewing length:18-25mm. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is found on Luzon, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro, Panay, Negros, Sibuyan and Mindanao Islands. It has two types of female; orange colour and dark brown colour on upperside.

Male, Mt. Apo, Mindanao Is.
Female(form B), Mt. Apo, Mindanao Is.

References

  • Schrőder, Heinz, Treadaway, Colin G. & Hayashi, Hisakazu, 1981: Zur Kentnis Philippinischer Lycaenidae (Lep.). Ent. Z., 24: 270-272.
  • Treadaway, C. G., 1995. Checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachr. entomol. Apollo Suppl.14: 7-118.
  • Takanami, Y. & Seki, Y., 2001. A synonymic list of Lycaenidae from the Philippines. Edn. 12.
  • Treadaway, C. G. & Schrőder, Heinz , 2012. Revised checklist of the butterflies of the Philippine Islands (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Nachr. entomol. Apollo Suppl.20: 1-64.
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