Tajuria culta, also called the black-branded royal, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm (Assam, Burma, Thailand).[2]

Tajuria culta
Tajuria culta, as Creusa culta , from original description.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tajuria
Species:
T. culta
Binomial name
Tajuria culta

References edit

  1. ^ de Nicéville, [1896]; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 10 (2): 177, pl. T, f. 36-37
  2. ^ Bernard d'Abrera (1986) Butterflies of the Oriental Region. Part 3: Lycaenidae and Riodinidae Hill House Publishers ISBN 0-9593639-4-7