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Plains Blue Royal

Tajuria jehana ceylanica Riley, 1921

උතුරු රාජ-නීලයා

Endemic subspecies

Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Iolaini

© Sarath Rajapakshe

© Sarath Rajapakshe

female

ගැහැණු

Rajapakshe, S. (2025). Adult stage of Tajuria jehana ceylanica Riley, 1921. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Tajuria%20jehana%20ceylanica#adult

© Himesh Jayasinghe

egg

බිත්තරය

© Himesh Jayasinghe

1st instar

පළමු අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

5th instar

අවසන් අන්තරුව

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

© Himesh Jayasinghe

pupa

පිළවා

Jayasinghe, H. (2025). Early stages of Tajuria jehana ceylanica Riley, 1921. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Tajuria%20jehana%20ceylanica#child

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Dendrophthoe falcata

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Dendrophthoe ligulatus

Ref.: Jayasinghe et. al., 2014

Scurrula parasitica

Anonymous (2025). Larval food plants of Tajuria jehana ceylanica Riley, 1921. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Tajuria%20jehana%20ceylanica#plant

Distribution

Anonymous (2025). Distribution map of Tajuria jehana ceylanica Riley, 1921. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Tajuria%20jehana%20ceylanica#distributionMap

Seasonal Abundance

Anonymous (2025). Seasonal abundance of Tajuria jehana ceylanica Riley, 1921. In Jayasinghe, H., S. Rajapakshe & C. de Alwis (eds.). The story of Sri Lankan Butterflies, v. 2.0. Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka. http://slbutterflies.lk/explore/butterfly/Tajuria%20jehana%20ceylanica#seasonalAbundance

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