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''Tajuria illurgis'', the white royal, is a
butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Lycaenidae 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 ...
. It is 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 subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...
. The larvae feed on ''
Taxillus nigrans ''Taxillus''(Chinese : 桑寄生) is a plant genus in the mistletoe family: Loranthaceae. Species * '' Taxillus assamicus'' Danser * ''Taxillus balansae'' (Lecomte) Danser * '' Taxillus baviensis'' Bân * '' Taxillus bracteatus'' Van Tie ...
'' and '' Taxillus rhododendricolius''.Illustrated Handbook of Butterflies in Taiwan
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Subspecies

*''Tajuria illurgis illurgis'' (Bhutan, Assam, northern Thailand, Yunnan) *''Tajuria illurgis tattaka'' (Araki, 1949) (Taiwan)


References

Butterflies described in 1869 Tajuria Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson {{Theclinae-stub