Chrysozephyrus birupa

Chrysozephyrus birupa, the fawn hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Fawn hairstreak
Nepalese male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chrysozephyrus
Species:	C. birupa
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus birupa (Moore, 1877)

Taxonomy

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla birupa Moore.[3]

Range

The butterfly occurs in north west India from Simla to Kumaon,[1][3] and in Nepal.[4]

See also

• Lycaenidae
• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

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 birupa". 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. 251, ser no H41.12.
4. Smith, C. 1993. Illustrated Checklist of Nepal's Butterflies p39. Rohit Kumar, Lashlar.

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.
• Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
• Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
• "Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms".
• Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.