Chrysozephyrus ataxus
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 Museum specimen (From Japan)
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Thecla ataxus |
The Wonderful Hairstreak (Chrysozephyrus ataxus)[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
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[edit] Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla ataxus Doubleday.[2] It is also presently classified as Chrysozephyrus smaragdina.[3]
[edit] Range
As per Evan's Thecla ataxus occurs in India from Murree to Kumaon and in the Naga hills.[2]
[edit] Cited references
- ^ Card for ataxus in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
- ^ a b Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H41.4, pp 250.
- ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Chrysozephyrus genus.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex.
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
- Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [1].
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
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