Tajuria arida
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Ceylon indigo royal | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Tajuria |
Species: | T. arida
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Binomial name | |
Tajuria arida Riley, 1923
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Tajuria arida, the Ceylon indigo royal, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly. Once classified as a subspecies of Tajuria jehana, it is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]
Wingspan is about 24–26 mm. Sexes similar on dorsal aspects. Generally a silver colored butterfly. On the ventral side, there is a prominent broken sub marginal black line in male.[2]
References
- ^ "Endemic Butterflies". butterfliesandmoths. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Ceylon Indigo Royal - Hela Paramaya". wildreach. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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