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The butterfly was previously classified as ''[[Thecla ataxus]]'' [[Henry Doubleday (1808–1875)|Doubleday]].<ref name="Evans">Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H41.4, pp 250.</ref> It is also presently classified as ''[[Chrysozephyrus |
The butterfly was previously classified as ''[[Thecla ataxus]]'' [[Henry Doubleday (1808–1875)|Doubleday]].<ref name="Evans">Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H41.4, pp 250.</ref> It is also presently classified as ''[[Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus]]''.<ref name="Savela">Markku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/chrysozephyrus/index.html Page on ''Chrysozephyrus'' genus.]</ref> |
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The Wonderful Hairstreak (Chrysozephyrus ataxus)[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla ataxus Doubleday.[2] It is also presently classified as Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus.[3]
Range
As per Evans Thecla ataxus occurs in Murree ( Pakistan), and in India from Jammu and Kashmir to Kumaon and in the Naga hills.[2]
Cited references
- ^ Card for ataxus in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
- ^ a b Evans,W.H.(1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies, ser no H41.4, pp 250.
- ^ Markku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera Page on Chrysozephyrus genus.
See also
References
- Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex.
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
- Markku Savela's Website on Lepidoptera [1].
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
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