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Chrysozephyrus surioia

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

Chrysozephyrus surioia, the cerulean hairstreak,[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Taxonomy

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

Range

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

See also

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Cited references

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chrysozephyrus surioia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 250, ser no H41.6.
  3. ^ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on genus Chrysozephyrus.

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