Plains Blue Royal -- Tajuria jehana Moore, 1883
Common Name: Plains Blue Royal
Scientific Name: Tajuria jehana Moore, 1883
Place: Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jalpaiguri Dist. West Bengal, India
Date: October/2010
Author: Moore(1883)
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Type Locality: ??
Range: Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh to West Bengal,Southern India up to Goa(India), Sri Lanka.
ID Key: Above Cilia is Conspicuously white. UN Pale grey to white. On UNF , the the outher discal line is much nearer to termen than to end-cell and not continous, or may even be absent. On both wings, bars at end-cell may or may not be present. On UNH, outer discal line is broken at veins 3 and 4, as a result the lower part of the line is shifted and tornal markings areprominent. Male slaty blue on UP, with broad black apex on UPF. Female has more extensive blue area on UPF, and area beyond endcell paler and sometime Whitish.HW have two tails. Female resembles Peacock Royal(Tajuria cippus) female.
Larval Host Plant: Dendrophthoe spp.
Photographed By: Vivek Sarkar

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