Tajuria iapyx is a butterfly endemic to the island of Sulawesi. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1865.[1]

Tajuria iapyx
From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tajuria
Species:
T. iapyx
Binomial name
Tajuria iapyx
(Hewitson, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Iolaus iapyx Hewitson, 1865
  • Tajuria japyx massicus Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Tajuria japyx libori Ribbe, 1926
  • Tajuria japyx liberi f. metani Ribbe, 1926

Subspecies

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  • T. i. iapyx (Sulawesi)
  • T. i. banggaianus Ribbe, 1926 (Banggai)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Tajuria iapyx (Hewitson, 1865)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
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