Deudorix philippinensis
| Deudorix philippinensis, male | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Deudorix |
| Species: | D. philippinensis |
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| 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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