Chrysozephyrus birupa

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

The Fawn Hairstreak (Chrysozephyrus birupa)[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]

Cited references

  1. 1 2 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Chrysozephyrus genus.
  2. Card for birupa in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  3. 1 2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H41.12, pp 251.
  4. Smith, C. 1993. Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies p39. Rohit Kumar, Lashlar.

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