Chrysozephyrus khasia

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Tailless metallic green hairstreak
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illustrated in DeNiceville, 1890 and Tytler, 1915
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysozephyrus
Species:
C. khasia
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus khasia
(de Nicéville, 1890)

Chrysozephyrus khasia, the tailless metallic green hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Taxonomy[]

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla khasia de Nicéville.[3]

Range[]

The butterfly occurs in India from Assam to Manipur and Nagaland.[1][3]

Status[]

In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as rare.[3]

See also[]

Cited references[]

  1. ^ a b Chrysozephyrus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chrysozephyrus khasia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. pp. 251–252, ser no H41.17.

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