Tajuria yajna

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

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
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. 1912 ["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. BHL figs Open access 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. Vol. 9 (1911-1912) Rhopalocera, Family Lycaenidae (continued), Family Hesperiidae. Lovell Reeve & Co., Limited, London. 278 pp. BHL, pls 706-756. BHL Reference page. 
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