Chrysozephyrus vittata

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Tytler's hairstreak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysozephyrus
Species:
C. vittata
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus vittata
(Tytler, 1915)

Chrysozephyrus vittata, the Tytler's hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Taxonomy[edit]

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla vittata Tytler.[3]

Range[edit]

The butterfly occurs in India in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, and beyond in Laos, northern Vietnam and western China

See also[edit]

Cited references[edit]

  1. ^ 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 vittata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 250, ser no H41.7.

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