Tajuria arida

Ceylon indigo royal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tajuria
Species:
T. arida
Binomial name
Tajuria arida
Riley, 1923

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

  1. ^ "Endemic Butterflies". butterfliesandmoths. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Ceylon Indigo Royal - Hela Paramaya". wildreach. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


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