Subspecies in India
(1) Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas (Moore, [1858]) – Oriental Cornelian.
Two other names have been applied to Indian populations in the past (e.g., Evans 1932), but they should be subsumed under the nominotypical subspecies: (1) Deudorix epijarbas ancus Fruhstorfer, 1912, and (2) Deudorix epijarbas amatius Fruhstorfer, 1912.
The subspecies amatius is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Two other names have been applied to Indian populations in the past (e.g., Evans 1932), but they should be subsumed under the nominotypical subspecies: (1) Deudorix epijarbas ancus Fruhstorfer, 1912, and (2) Deudorix epijarbas amatius Fruhstorfer, 1912.
The subspecies amatius is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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The subspecies amatius is legally protected in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 4 | ||||||||||||
Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
Assam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Bihar | |||||||||||||
Chandigarh | 1 | ||||||||||||
Chhattisgarh | |||||||||||||
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
Delhi | |||||||||||||
Goa | |||||||||||||
Gujarat | |||||||||||||
Haryana | |||||||||||||
Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Jammu and Kashmir UT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
Karnataka | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
Kerala | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
Maharashtra | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |||
Manipur | |||||||||||||
Meghalaya | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Mizoram | |||||||||||||
Nagaland | |||||||||||||
Odisha | |||||||||||||
Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
Punjab | |||||||||||||
Rajasthan | |||||||||||||
Sikkim | 4 | ||||||||||||
Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Tripura | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
West Bengal | |||||||||||||
Total | 11 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Connarus (Bell 1919b), Connarus wightii (Davidson et al. 1896; Wynter-Blyth 1957) (Connaraceae). Punica (Robinson et al. 2010), Punica granatum (Bell 1919b; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Robinson et al. 2010) (Lythraceae). Aesculus (Robinson et al. 2010), Aesculus indica (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Robinson et al. 2010), Aesculus assamica (Robinson et al. 2010), Harpullia arborea (Kalesh & Prakash 2015), Sapindus emarginatus (Wynter-Blyth 1957), Sapindus laurifolius (Wynter-Blyth 1957), Sapindus trifoliatus (Bell 1919b; Wynter-Blyth 1957) (Sapindaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Kunte, K. In preparation. A Systematic and Biogeographic Catalogue of Indian Butterflies: Butterfly Diversity and Endemism in India’s Biodiversity Hotspots. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
Page citation
Balakrishnan, V., P. Churi and K. Saji 2024. Deudorix epijarbas (Moore, [1858]) – Cornelian. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/deudorix-epijarbas, accessed 2024/09/16.