Esakiozephyrus icana

Dull-green Hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Esakiozephyrus
Species: E. icana
Binomial name
Esakiozephyrus icana
(Moore 1874)

The Indian Purple Hairstreak (Esakiozephyrus icana)[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. The butterfly was classified as Thecla icana Moore.[3] The butterfly occurs in India in the Western Himalayas from Kulu to Garhwal, Nepal, Sikkim to Bhutan and Myanmar.[1][3] The butterfly also occurs in Tibet, Szechwan and Yunnan.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Esakiozephyrus genus.
  2. Card for icana in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  3. 1 2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H41.9, pp 250.

See also

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