Tajuria yajna

Tajuria yajna, male, from Swinhoe, 1912, Lepidoptera Indica.

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Iolaini
Genus: Tajuria
Species: Tajuria yajna
Subspecies: T. y. cato – T. y. ellisi – T. y. istroidea – T. y. selangorana – T. y. yajna

Name

Tajuria yajna (Doherty, 1886)

Type locality: India, Mussoorie - Kumaon.

Holotype: ♂ not located, "Garjiaghát and Bagriahát on the Káli, 2,000 - 2,500 feet."

Synonymy

• Remelana yajna Doherty, 1886: 128; Doherty, 1889: 134, pl. 10, fig. 7 ♂.
• Tajuria yajna (Doherty); de Nicéville, 1890: 383; Swinhoe, [1912]: 122, pl. 727, figs 4, 4a ♂.
• Tajuria megistia yajna (Doherty); Fruhstorfer, 1912: 214.
• Tajuria yajna yajna (Doherty); D'Abrera, 1986: 614.

References

• D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
• Doherty, W., 1886. A list of butterflies taken in Kumaon. J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 55(2): 103–140. BHL. Reference page. 
• Doherty, W., 1889. Notes on Assam butterflies. J. asiat. Soc. Beng. Pt.2. 58(1): 118-134, pl.10. Reference page. 
• Fruhstorfer, H. 1911. Ubersicht der Lycaeniden des Indo-Australischen Gebiets. Begründet auf die Ausbeute und die Sammlung des Autors. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 56(3/4): 197–272, 4 figs. Reference page. 
• de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp., Pls XXV-XXIX. Reference page. 
• Swinhoe, C. [1912]. In Moore, Lepidoptera Indica. 9 (1911-1912) Lycaenidae (cont.) and Hesperiidae, x + 278 pp., pls 706-756. London. text, plates. Reference page. 

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