Tajuria diaeus

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

Tajuria diaeus
Scientific classification
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

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


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