Chrysozephyrus duma

Chrysozephyrus duma, the metallic green hairstreak,[2][3] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Metallic green hairstreak
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C. duma
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus duma
(Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dipsas duma Hewitson, 1869
  • Chrysozephyrus duma sadayukii Koiwaya, 1996
  • Chrysozephyrus duma sakakibarai Koiwaya, 2000
  • Thecla desgodinsi Oberthür, 1886
  • Zephyrus desgodinsi Oberthür, 1914

Subspecies

  • Chrysozephyrus duma duma
  • Chrysozephyrus duma desgodinsi (Oberthür, 1886) (western China, Szechwan, Yunnan)
  • Chrysozephyrus duma makikoae Morita, 2002 (northern Vietnam)

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Nagaland and Manipur,[1] Bhutan and south western China.[2]

See also

Cited references

  1. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 250, ser no H41.8.
  2. Chrysozephyrus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chrysozephyrus duma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

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