Chrysozephyrus khasia

Tailless Metallic Green Hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysozephyrus
Species: C. khasia
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus khasia
(De Nicéville, 1890)

The Tailless Metallic Green Hairstreak (Chrysozephyrus khasia)[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 khasia De Nicéville.[3]

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Assam to Manipur and Nagaland.[1][3]

Status

Rare.[3]

Cited references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Marrku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Chrysozephyrus genus.
  2. Card for khasia in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H41.17, pp 251-252.

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