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.Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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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 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Kerala | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Maharashtra | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 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 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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.
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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 2025. 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 2025/10/24.