Esakiozephyrus bieti
Esakiozephyrus bieti, the Indian purple hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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| Upperside on left, underside on right | |
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| Species: | E. bieti |
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| Esakiozephyrus bieti (Oberthür, 1886) | |
Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla bieti de Nicéville.[3]
Range
The butterfly occurs in India from Kulu to Garhwal, Sikkim to Bhutan.[3] It is also found in China, Tibet, and north west Yunnan.[1]
Status
In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as rare and very rare in Kumaon.[3]
Etymology
Charles Oberthür dedicated the species to missionary and naturalist Félix Biet.
Cited references
- "Esakiozephyrus Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Esakiozephyrus bieti". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 249, ser no H41.2.
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.
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