''Deudorix'' is a large genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly ...

. The species of this genus are found in the

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and Australia.

Species

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Deudorix affinis ''Rapala dioetas'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was observed by the British naturalist William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is endemic to Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of t ...

'' (Rothschild, 1915) *'' Deudorix antalus'' (Hopffer, 1855) *''

Deudorix apayao ''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 ...

'' Schröder & Treadaway, 1983 *'' Deudorix badhami'' Carcasson, 1961 *''

Deudorix batikeli ''Deudorix batikeli'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests. References External links''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 66''d'' ...

'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''

Deudorix batikelides ''Deudorix batikelides'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele and Niangara). References Butterflies described in 1920 Deudorigini Deudorix Endemic fauna of the Democratic ...

'' Holland, 1920 *''

Deudorix caliginosa ''Deudorix caliginosa'', the dark brown playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, São Tomé and Príncipe, the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the C ...

'' Lathy, 1903 *''

Deudorix ceramensis ''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 apayao ...

'' Ribbe, 1901 *''

Deudorix chalybeata ''Deudorix chalybeata'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on São Tomé Island. References Further reading *Joicey, J.J. and Talbot, G. 1926a. New forms of Lepidoptera from the island of Sao Thome, West Africa. ''Entomo ...

'' Joicey & Talbot, 1926 *''

Deudorix dariaves ''Deudorix dariaves'', the black-and-orange playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from South Africa to Mozambique and to the coast of Kenya. In South Africa it is found along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal and north along the e ...

'' Hewitson, 1877 *''

Deudorix democles ''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 apayao ...

'' 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 ''Deudorix dinochares'', the apricot playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, eastern Africa and south-west Arabia. In South Africa it is found from northern KwaZulu-Natal to Eswatini, M ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1887 *''

Deudorix dinomenes ''Deudorix dinomenes'', the orange playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...

'' Grose-Smith, 1887 *''

Deudorix diocles ''Deudorix diocles'', the orange-barred playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mozambique, from Zimbabwe to Zaïre and in Uganda, Kenya and South Africa. In South Africa it is found along the east coast from the Eastern ...

'' Hewitson, 1869 *''

Deudorix diovis ''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 ...

'' Hewitson,

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Deudorix dohertyi ''Deudorix ecaudata'', the untailed playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya (east of the Rift Valley), northern Tanzania and Malawi. The habitat consists of thornbush savanna. The larvae feed on ''Acacia'' species ...

'' Tytler, 1915 *''

Deudorix ecaudata ''Deudorix ecaudata'', the untailed playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya (east of the Rift Valley), northern Tanzania and Malawi. The habitat consists of thornbush savanna. The larvae feed on ''Acacia'' species ...

'' Gifford, 1963 *''

Deudorix edwardsi ''Deudorix edwardsi'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Rwenzori Mountains of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC) ...

'' Gabriel, 1939 *''

Deudorix elioti ''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 ...

'' Corbet, 1940 *'' Deudorix epijarbas'' (Moore,

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Deudorix epirus ''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 ...

'' (C. & R. Felder, 1860) *''

Deudorix gaetulia ''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 ...

'' 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,

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Deudorix isocrates ''Deudorix isocrates'' (sometimes ''Virachola isocrates''), the common guava blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Indochina in the Indoma ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''

Deudorix jacksoni ''Deudorix jacksoni'', the Jackson's playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania (from the north-eastern part of the country to the Usambara Mountains) and north-western Za ...

'' Talbot, 1935 *''

Deudorix kayonza ''Deudorix kayonza'', the false coffee playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the eastern part of the Democratic ...

'' Stempffer, 1956 *''

Deudorix kessuma ''Deudorix kessuma'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-east Asia. Larvae feed on Nepenthes ''Nepenthes'' () is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic ...

'' (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 ''Deudorix livia'', the pomegranate playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, ...

'' (Klug, 1834) *''

Deudorix lorisona ''Deudorix lorisona'', the coffee playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial ...

'' (Hewitson, 1863) *''

Deudorix loxius ''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 apayao ...

'' Hewitson,

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Deudorix magda ''Deudorix magda'', the dusky playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia and northern and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of ''Brachystegia''-''Uapaca'' woodland. Adults are attracted to flowers, inclu ...

'' Gifford, 1963 *''

Deudorix masamichii ''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 ...

'' (Okubo, 1983) *''

Deudorix maudei ''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 apayao ...

'' Joicey & Talbot, 1916 *''

Deudorix montana ''Deudorix montana'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania (the Nyumbenito Mountain and Lugoda in Mufindi) and Malawi. Adults are on wing in March and April. The larvae feed on '' Rutidea fuscescens''. Reference ...

'' (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 ''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 apayao ...

'' 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 ''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 apayao ...

'' Joicey & Talbot, 1922 *''

Deudorix novellus ''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 apayao ...

'' Yagishita, 2006 *''

Deudorix odana ''Deudorix odana'', the indigo playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was Species description, first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (so ...

'' Druce, 1887 *''

Deudorix penningtoni ''Deudorix penningtoni'', the Pennington's playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from northern KwaZulu-Natal and southern Mpumalanga along the Lebombo foothills to the southern part of Limpopo. The wingspan is 20–2 ...

'' 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,

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Deudorix philippinensis ''Deudorix philippinensis'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae Species description, first described by Heinz G. Schroeder, Colin G. Treadaway and Hisakazu Hayashi in 1981. It is endemic to the Philippines where it is found on the islands of ...

'' Schröder, Treadaway & Hayashi, 1981 *''

Deudorix rapaloides ''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 apayao ...

'' (Naritomi, 1941) *''

Deudorix renidens ''Deudorix renidens'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar. References Butterflies described in 1884 Deudorigini Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Paul Mabille Deudorix {{Theclinae-stub ...

'' (Mabille, 1884) *''

Deudorix sankakuhonis ''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 apayao ...

'' Matsumura, 1938 *''

Deudorix smilis ''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 ...

'' Hewitson,

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Deudorix staudingeri ''Deudorix staudingeri'', the Large Cornelian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, where it has been recorded from Nias, Sumatra Su ...

'' Druce, 1895 *'' Deudorix strephanus'' Druce, 1896 *''

Deudorix subguttata ''Deudorix subguttata'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Henry John Elwes in 1893. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of S ...

'' (Elwes,

*'' Deudorix suk'' Stempffer, 1948 *''

Deudorix sumatrensis ''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 ...

'' 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 ''Deudorix vansomereni'', the Van Someren's playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. The larvae feed on ''Acacia ''Acacia'', common ...

'' Stempffer, 1951 *'' Deudorix vansoni'' Pennington, 1948 *''

Deudorix wardii ''Deudorix wardii'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar. References External links''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 66''d'' Butterflies described in 1878 ...

'' (Mabille, 1878) *'' Deudorix woodfordi'' Druce, 1891

Gallery

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'' 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

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