Chrysozephyrus surioia

Cerulean Hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysozephyrus
Species: C. surioia
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus surioia
(Tytler, 1915)

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

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Taxonomy

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla surioia Doubleday.[2]

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Assam to Manipur and in the Kachin Hills of Myanmar.[3]

Cited references

  1. ^ Card for surioia in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  2. ^ Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H41.6, pp 250.
  3. ^ Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Chrysozephyrus genus.

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