Esakiozephyrus bieti
| Indian purple hairstreak | |
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| Upperside on left, underside on right | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Esakiozephyrus |
| Species: | E. bieti
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| Binomial name | |
| Esakiozephyrus bieti (Oberthür, 1886)
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Esakiozephyrus bieti, the Indian purple hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Taxonomy[edit]
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla bieti de Nicéville.[3]
Range[edit]
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[edit]
In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as rare and very rare in Kumaon.[3]
Etymology[edit]
Charles Oberthür dedicated the species to missionary and naturalist Félix Biet.
See also[edit]
Cited references[edit]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 249, ser no H41.2.
References[edit]
- 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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