| Kirbari hairstreak | |
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| Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis depicted in Tytler,1915 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysozephyrus |
| Species: | C. kirbariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis (Tytler, 1915) | |
Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis, the Kirbari hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla kirbariensis Tytler.
Range
The butterfly occurs in India from Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and onto Myanmar.
Status
In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as rare.
See also
Cited references
- ^ Chrysozephyrus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 251, ser no H41.15.
References
- Beccaloni, George; Scoble, Malcolm; Kitching, Ian; Simonsen, Thomas; Robinson, Gaden; Pitkin, Brian; Hine, Adrian; Lyal, Chris. "The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex)". Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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