Tajuria yajna, male, from Swinhoe, 1912, Lepidoptera Indica.
Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Divisio: Eulepidoptera
Sectio: Ditrysia
Subsectio: Apoditrysia
Clade: 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. text, plate. Reference page. 
  • de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp. Text, Pls. 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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