Chrysozephyrus nishikaze

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Chrysozephyrus nishikaze
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysozephyrus
Species:
C. nishikaze
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus nishikaze
(Araki & Sibatani, 1941) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Thecla nishikazeAraki & Sibatani, 1941
  • Neozephyrus nishikaze(Araki & Sibatani, 1941)

Chrysozephyrus nishikaze is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. [2] [3] It lives on mountains. [4] The larvae feed on Prunus campanulata . [2] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Araki, Y. & Sibatani, 1941. On the Formosan species of Thecla taxila-group. Zephyrus 9: 83-102
  2. 1 2 3 Savela, Markku (8 August 2015). "Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. ↑ K. T. Shao (ed.). "Chrysozephyrus nishikaze (Araki & Sibatani, 1941)". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 "西風翠灰蝶 Chrysozephyrus nishikaze (Araki & Sibatani, 1941)". 台灣產蝶蛾 (in Chinese). 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.


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