Tajuria illurgis, N. India, Darjeeling, from original description.
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
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
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 illurgis
Subspecies:
T. i. illurgis – T. i. tattaka

Name

Tajuria illurgis (Hewitson, 1869).

Type locality: N. India, Darjeeling.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy

  • Iolaus illurgis Hewitson, 1869: Suppl. 10, pl. 4, figs 37, 38 ♂.
  • Cophanta illurgis (Hewitson); Moore, 1884: 36.
  • Tajuria illurgis (Hewitson); de Nicéville, 1890: 375; Swinhoe, 1893: 304; Watson, 1897: 666; Swinhoe, [1912]: 126; Evans, 1927: 183; Smith, 1993: 45, pl. 21B, figs 14, 15.
  • Tajuria illurgis illurgis (Hewitson); D'Abrera, 1986: 613.

References

  • D'Abrera, B. 1986. Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536–672. Hill House, Melbourne. Reference page. 
  • Araki, S. 1949. On two new forms of Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) from Formosa. Transactions of the Kansai Entomological Society 14(2): 17–19, 3 figs. Reference page. 
  • Evans, W.H. 1927. The identification of Indian butterflies, Edition 1, xii + 302 pp., 32 pls, 11 figs. Madras. Text, plates. Reference page. 
  • Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page. 
  • Moore, F. 1884. Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal lepidoptera; chiefly from Specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Journal Asiatic Society Bengal 53(2): 16–52. BHL. Reference page. 
  • de Nicéville, L., 1890. The butterflies of India, Burmah & Ceylon. 3. Calcutta, xi + 503 pp., Pls XXV-XXIX. Reference page. 
  • Smith, C., 1993. Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies, 128pp. Rohit Kumar, Lashkar (Gwalior), India. ISBN 974-88810-7-5 Reference page. 
  • Swinhoe, C. 1893. A List of the Lepidoptera of the Khasia Hills. Part I. Trans. ent. Soc Lond. 41(3): 267–330. BHL. 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. 
  • Watson, E.Y. 1897. Notes on a collection of butterflies from the North Chin Hills and Upper Chindwin district Burma. Journal of the Bombay natural History Society 10(4): 634–687, 1 pl. BHL text, plate. Reference page. 
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