Chrysozephyrus birupa

Fawn hairstreak
Nepalese male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysozephyrus
Species: C. birupa
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus birupa
(Moore, 1877)

Chrysozephyrus birupa, the fawn 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 birupa Moore.[3]

Range

The butterfly occurs in north west India from Simla to Kumaon,[1][3] and in Nepal[4]

See also

Cited references

  1. 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Chrysozephyrus genus.
  2. Card for birupa in LepIndex. Accessed 19 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 251, ser no H41.12.
  4. Smith, C. 1993. Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies p39. Rohit Kumar, Lashlar.

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