Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Iolaini > Tajuria
Tajuria cippus (Fabricius, 1798) – Peacock Royal
Subspecies in India:
(1) Tajuria cippus cippus (Fabricius, 1798) – Indian Peacock Royal
The subspecies cippus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The subspecies cippus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.- Photo Gallery
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Tajuria cippus cippus – Indian Peacock Royal
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Dendrophthoe falcata (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Robinson et al. 2010), Helicanthes elasticus (Davidson et al. 1896; Bell 1919a; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Helixanthera wallichiana (Davidson et al. 1896; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Loranthus (Robinson et al. 2010), Loranthus longiflorus (Wynter-Blyth 1957) (Loranthaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
The subspecies cippus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The subspecies cippus is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Iolaini > Tajuria
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Valappil, B., K. Saji, H. Ogale, R. Lovalekar, Arya PV., T. Bhagwat, Subhash P., Firos A. K. and F. Khan. 2021. Tajuria cippus (Fabricius, 1798) – Peacock Royal. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.15. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/562/Tajuria-cippus
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