News: Rediscovery of a butterfly from Arunachal Prtadesh

The Orange-and-Black Royal (Tajuria megistia) was recorded from the Khasi Hills nearly a hundred years ago, but had not been seen since in India. Now, it has been recorded in the Siang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, presenting a new record for the state of Arunachal Pradesh and for the eastern Himalaya.

See images of the species in nature on the species page: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/Tajuria-megistia

Orange-and-Black Royal

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Kunte, K. 2026. News: Rediscovery of a butterfly from Arunachal Prtadesh . In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.