Chrysozephyrus surioia

Cerulean Hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysozephyrus
Species: C. surioia
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus surioia
(Tytler, 1915)

The Cerulean Hairstreak (Chrysozephyrus surioia)[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

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]

Cited references

  1. Card for surioia in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  2. Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H41.6, pp 250.
  3. Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Chrysozephyrus genus.

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