Chrysozephyrus zoa, the powdered green hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Powdered green hairstreak
plate accompanying the original description as Zephyrus zoa Fig. 3.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysozephyrus
Species:
C. zoa
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus zoa

Taxonomy edit

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla zoa de Nicéville.[3]

Range edit

The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Manipur.[1][3]

See also edit

Cited references edit

  1. ^ a b Chrysozephyrus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chrysozephyrus zoa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 250, ser no H41.9.

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