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Cornelian

Deudorix epijarbas (Moore, 1858)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The cornelian (Deudorix epijarbas) is a species in the family Lycaenidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the cornelian

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
3.1 cm – 3.93 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
On the wing
All year
Generations a year
Several
Larval food plants
Sapindaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the cornelian?

CORNELIAN · WINGSPAN 3.93 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3.93 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the cornelian is about 2.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the cornelian live?

Not recorded

Is the cornelian endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cornelian classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyLycaenidae
  6. genusDeudorix
  7. SpeciesDeudorix epijarbas (Moore, 1858)

Synonyms Dipsas epijarbas

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Dark CornelianEnglish
  • ヒイロシジミJapanese
  • ผีเสื้อหนอนลิ้นจี่ธรรมดาThai
  • 玳灰蝶Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cornelian

Other species in the same genus Deudorix.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the cornelian?

An adult cornelian has a wingspan of 3.1 cm – 3.93 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cornelian?

The cornelian (Deudorix epijarbas) belongs to the family Lycaenidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cornelian (Deudorix epijarbas). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cornelian

MLA

“Cornelian (Deudorix epijarbas).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cornelian.

BibTeX
@misc{cornelian_2026,
  title = {Cornelian (Deudorix epijarbas)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cornelian},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}