Chrysozephyrus duma

Metallic Green Hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysozephyrus
Species: C. duma
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus duma
(Hewitson, 1869)

The Metallic Green Hairstreak (Chrysozephyrus duma)[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Taxonomy

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla duma (Hewitson).[3]

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Nagaland and Manipur,[3] Bhutan and south western China.[1]

Cited references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Chrysozephyrus genus.
  2. Card for duma in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H41.8, pp 250.

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