Deudorix perse (formerly Virachola perse), the large guava blue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. The larva feeds on Randia dumetorum.
Description
Subspecies D. p. perse India to Thailand D. p. ghela Fruhstorfer, 1912 Ceylon, South IndiaFruhstorfer, 1912 Uebersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 56 (3/4): 197-272, f. 1-4 . D. p. maseas Fruhstorfer, 1912
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