Deudorix smilis

Deudorix smilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Deudorix
Species:	D. smilis
Binomial name
	Deudorix smilis; (Hewitson, 1863)
Synonyms
	Deudorix perse silo Fruhstorfer, 1912; Deudorix perse vocetius Fruhstorfer, 1912; Virachola smilis nicevillei Tytler, 1926; Virachola smilis sylvia D'Abrera, 1971; Virachola smilis dalyensis Le Souff & Tindale, 1970;

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.^[2]

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)

^ Hewitson, W. C., 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls.
^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.

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