| Indian Purple Hairstreak | |
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| Esakiozephyrus bieti Upperside on left,underside on right | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Esakiozephyrus |
| Species: | E. bieti |
| Binomial name | |
| Esakiozephyrus bieti (Oberthür, 1886) |
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The Indian Purple Hairstreak (Esakiozephyrus bieti)[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
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The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla bieti De Nicéville.[3]
The butterfly occurs in India from Kulu to Garhwal, Sikkim to Bhutan.[3] Also Tibet and North West Yunnan.[1]
Rare. Very Rare in Kumaon.[3]