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Chrysozephyrus kabrua

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Kabru hairstreak
Specimen from Taiwan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysozephyrus
Species:
C. kabrua
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus kabrua
(Tytler, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Zephyrus kabrua Tytler, 1915

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

Taxonomy

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The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla kabrua Tytler.[3]

Subspecies

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  • Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus (Kano, 1928) Taiwan
  • Chrysozephyrus kabrua neidhoeferi Shimonoya & Murayama, 1971 Taiwan
  • Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi Eliot, 1987 northern Thailand
  • Chrysozephyrus kabrua ueharai Koiwaya & Osada, 1998 Laos
  • Chrysozephyrus kabrua konga Yoshino, 1999 Sichuan
  • Chrysozephyrus kabrua aungseini Koiwaya, 2000 Myanmar
  • Chrysozephyrus kabrua naokoae Morita, 2002 northern Vietnam

India range

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The butterfly occurs in India from Nagaland to Manipur.[1][3]

See also

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Cited references

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  1. ^ a b 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 kabrue​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018. Note: This source misspells the specific name. The original description is linked below.
  3. ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 251, ser no H41.11.

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