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Tajuria illurgis

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Species of butterfly

Tajuria illurgis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tajuria
Species: T. illurgis
Binomial name
Tajuria illurgis
(Hewitson, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Iolaus illurgis Hewitson, 1869
  • Pratapa illurgis tattaka Araki, 1949

Tajuria illurgis, the white royal, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia.

The larvae feed on Taxillus nigrans and Taxillus rhododendricolius.

Subspecies

  • Tajuria illurgis illurgis (Bhutan, Assam, northern Thailand, Yunnan)
  • Tajuria illurgis tattaka (Araki, 1949) (Taiwan)

References

  1. Tajuria at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Illustrated Handbook of Butterflies in Taiwan
Taxon identifiers
Tajuria illurgis


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