Chrysozephyrus ataxus

The Wonderful Hairstreak (Chrysozephyrus ataxus)^[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Taxonomy

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla ataxus Doubleday.^[2] It is also presently classified as Chrysozephyrus smaragdina.^[3]

Range

As per Evans Thecla ataxus occurs in Murree ( Pakistan), and in India from Jammu and Kashmir to Kumaon and in the Naga hills.^[2]

Cited references

1. ^ Card for ataxus in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b} Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H41.4, pp 250.
3. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Chrysozephyrus genus.

See also

• Lycaenidae
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

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.