Chrysozephyrus duma

Chrysozephyrus duma, the metallic green hairstreak,[2][3] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Metallic green hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chrysozephyrus
Species:	C. duma
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus duma (Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
Dipsas duma Hewitson, 1869 Chrysozephyrus duma sadayukii Koiwaya, 1996 Chrysozephyrus duma sakakibarai Koiwaya, 2000 Thecla desgodinsi Oberthür, 1886 Zephyrus desgodinsi Oberthür, 1914

Subspecies

• Chrysozephyrus duma duma
• Chrysozephyrus duma desgodinsi (Oberthür, 1886) (western China, Szechwan, Yunnan)
• Chrysozephyrus duma makikoae Morita, 2002 (northern Vietnam)

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Nagaland and Manipur,[1] Bhutan and south western China.[2]

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

Cited references

1. Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 250, ser no H41.8.
2. Chrysozephyrus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chrysozephyrus duma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

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.
• Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
• Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.