Peacock Royal
Tajuria cippus cippus (Fabricius, 1798) Malayalam Name : നാട്ടു നീലാംബരി Common Name ; Indian Peacock Royal Order : Lepidoptera Super Family : Papilionoidae (Butterflies) Family : Lycaenidae Sub Family : Theclinae DISTRIBUTION : The species found distrubted in Indomalayan Realm and the subspecies found in India. STATUS: HABITAT : HABITS : IDENTIFICATION FEATURES: SIMILAR SPECIES : LARVAL HOST PLANTS Dendrophthoe falcata , Dendrophthoe glabrescens , Helicanthes elasticus , Helixanthera wallichiana , Loranthus , Loranthus longiflorus (Loranthaceae). LIFE CYCLE MORE IMAGES Male Female Male Courtesy Write up:Wikipaedia Images: TNHS കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ് മാങ്കുളം ഡിവിഷൻ