Tajuria arida
| Ceylon indigo royal | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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
[edit]- ↑ "Endemic Butterflies". butterfliesandmoths. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "Ceylon Indigo Royal - Hela Paramaya". wildreach. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2018.