''Tajuria deudorix'' is a species of

lycaenid 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 butterfl ...

or blue butterfly 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 ...

Bernard d'Abrera Bernard d'Abrera (28 August 1940 – 13 January 2017) was an Australian entomological taxonomist and philosopher of science, particularly noted for his books on true butterflies (Papilionoidea) and larger moths of the world (Saturniidae and Sphing ...

(1986) ''Butterflies of the Oriental Region''. Part 3: Lycaenidae and Riodinidae Hill House Publishers

Subspecies

*''T. d. cyrus'' Druce, 1895 Borneo *''T. d. deudorix'' Philippines *''T. d. ingeni'' (Corbet, 1948) Langkawi, Peninsular Malaya, Thailand, Singapore, Sumatra *''T. d. primitivoi'' Osada, 1987 *'' T. d. yuhkichi'' Hayashi, 1984 *''T. d. zoletai'' Osada, 1987 Philippines

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q21316331 Tajuria Butterflies described in 1869