Chrysozephyrus vittata

Chrysozephyrus vittata, the Tytler's hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Tytler's hairstreak
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C. vittata
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus vittata
(Tytler, 1915)

Taxonomy

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla vittata Tytler.[3]

Range

The butterfly occurs in India in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, and beyond in Laos, northern Vietnam and western China

See also

Cited references

  1. Chrysozephyrus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chrysozephyrus vittata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 250, ser no H41.7.

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