Tajuria diaeus

Tajuria diaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tajuria
Species:
T. diaeus
Binomial name
Tajuria diaeus
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Iolaus diaeus Hewitson, 1865
  • Tajuria thydia Tytler, 1915
  • Tajuria karenkonis Matsumura, 1929
  • Tajuria dacia Druce, 1896

Tajuria diaeus, the straightline royal, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Asia.

The larvae feed on Taxillus caloreas and Loranthus kaoi.

Subspecies

  • Tajuria diaeus diaeus (Assam, Burma, northern Thailand)
  • Tajuria diaeus dacia Druce, 1896 (Java)
  • Tajuria diaeus karenkonis Matsumura, 1929 (Taiwan)
  • Tajuria diaeus mirabilis Y. Seki, 2006 (Sumatra)

References

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  1. ^ Tajuria at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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