Chrysozephyrus zoa

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

Powdered green hairstreak
plate accompanying the original description as Zephyrus zoa Fig. 3.
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C. zoa
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus zoa
(de Nicéville, 1889)

Taxonomy

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

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Manipur.[1][3]

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See also

Cited references

  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 zoa". 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 H41.9.

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