During an opportunistic field survey in the Balh Valley of the district Mandi in Himachal
Pradesh Tajuria yajna yajna (Doherty, 1886) was documented for the first time. The
species has never been reported from Himachal Pradesh and hence the present study
extends the known distribution range of T. y. yajna in the North West Himalayas. The
study also reports a new larval host plant and the first detailed description of the
life history of T. y. yajna from India.
