Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Iolaini > Tajuria
Tajuria melastigma de Nicéville, 1887 – Branded Royal
Subspecies in India:
No subspecies are listed inder this species.
This species 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
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Loranthus (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Robinson et al. 2010), Loranthus tomentosus (Davidson et al. 1896) (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:
This species 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:
Umesh Pavukandy. 2021. Tajuria melastigma de Nicéville, 1887 – Branded Royal. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.06. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/945/Tajuria-melastigma