Chrysozephyrus duma

Metallic green hairstreak
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chrysozephyrus
Species:	C. duma
Binomial name
	Chrysozephyrus duma; (Hewitson, 1869)
Synonyms
	Dipsas dumaHewitson, 1869; Chrysozephyrus duma sadayukiiKoiwaya, 1996; Chrysozephyrus duma sakakibaraiKoiwaya, 2000; Thecla desgodinsiOberthür, 1886; Zephyrus desgodinsiOberthür, 1914;

Last updated January 06, 2024

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

Subspecies

Chrysozephyrus duma duma
Chrysozephyrus duma desgodinsi(Oberthür, 1886) (western China, Szechwan, Yunnan)
Chrysozephyrus duma makikoaeMorita, 2002 (northern Vietnam)

Range

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

Cited references

1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 250, ser no H41.8.
1 2 Chrysozephyrus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ 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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References

Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.

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[Evans-1] 1 2 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 250, ser no H41.8.

[Savela-2] 1 2 Chrysozephyrus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[LepIndex_duma-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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