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Tajuria mantra mantra
| Family Name: | Lycaenidae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Invertebrates (Butterfly and Moth) |
| Common Name: | Felder's Royal |
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Description
| Description | The males of Tajuria mantra mantra are an iridescent greenish-blue above, whilst the females are greyish blue. Both sexes have a broad black apical border on the forewings. The underside of the butterfly is a drab greyish brown with a pair of orange-crowned eye spots at the tornus of the hindwing. The hindwings bear a pair of white tipped tails. |
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Status
| Singapore Red Data Book Status | Near Threatened (NT) [3rd Edition] |
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References
| References | Khew, S.K. 2010. A field guide to the butterflies of Singapore. Singapore: Ink On Paper Communications Pte Ltd. 342pp
Davison G.W.H., Gan J.W.M., Huang D., Hwang W.S., Lum S.K.Y., Yeo D.C.J. (eds.). 2024. The Singapore Red Data Book: Red Lists of Singapore Biodiversity, Third Edition. National Parks Board, Singapore. |
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