Chrysozephyrus surioia
Chrysozephyrus surioia, the cerulean hairstreak,[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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| Species: | C. surioia |
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| Chrysozephyrus surioia (Tytler, 1915) | |
Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla surioia Doubleday.[2]
Range
The butterfly occurs in India from Assam to Manipur and in the Kachin Hills of Myanmar.[3]
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Cited references
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chrysozephyrus surioia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 250, ser no H41.6.
- Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Chrysozephyrus.
References
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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