Chrysozephyrus is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They were formerly included in Thecla.[1] The genus is diverse and ranges from Russia to northern India.
| Chrysozephyrus | |
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| Chrysozephyrus nishikaze Taiwan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Theclini |
| Genus: | Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956 |
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Numerous, see text | |
Selected species
edit- Chrysozephyrus ataxus – wonderful hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus ataxus lingi Okano & Okura, 1969
- Chrysozephyrus birupa – fawn hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus brillantinus
- Chrysozephyrus disparatus
- Chrysozephyrus disparatus pseudotaiwanus (Howarth, 1957)
- Chrysozephyrus duma – metallic green hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus esakii (Sonan, 1940)
- Chrysozephyrus jakamensis – jakama hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus kabrua – Kabru hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus (Kano, 1928)
- Chrysozephyrus khasia – tailless metallic green hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis – Kirbari hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus kuromon (Sugiyama, 1994)
- Chrysozephyrus mushaellus (Matsumura, 1938)
- Chrysozephyrus nishikaze (Araki & Sibatani, 1886)
- Chrysozephyrus paona – Paona hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus rarasanus (Matsumura, 1939)
- Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus
- Chrysozephyrus splendidulus Murayama, 1965
- Chrysozephyrus surioia – cerulean hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus syla – silver hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus vittata – Tytler's hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus yuchingkinus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1965
- Chrysozephyrus zoa – powdered green hairstreak
- Chrysozephyrus tytleri (Howarth, 1957) Manipur (Mt. Kabru), Vietnam
References
edit- ^ "Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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