Validation of the reported occurrence of <i>Tajuria maculate</i>, the Spotted Royal butterfly (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), in the Western Ghats, southwestern India, on the basis of two new records

We report here two sightings of Tajuria maculata from Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (Kodagu District, southwestern Karnataka) and Kottathalachimala (Kannur District, northern Kerala), southern Western Ghats, India. These sightings confirm the presence of this species in the Western Ghats, from where...

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Main Authors: V.K. Sarkar, D.S. Das, V.C. Balakrishnan, K. Kunte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2011-03-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1223