''Tajuria arida'', the Ceylon indigo royal, is a species of

lycaenid Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

or blue butterfly. Once classified as a subspecies of ''

Tajuria jehana ''Tajuria jehana'', the plains blue royal, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subconti ...

'', it is endemic to

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. Wingspan is about 24–26 mm. Sexes similar on dorsal aspects. Generally a silver colored butterfly. On the ventral side, there is a prominent broken sub marginal black line in male.

References

Tajuria Butterflies described in 1923 Butterflies of Sri Lanka Butterflies of Asia {{Theclinae-stub