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Wonderful Hairstreak
Museum specimen (From Japan)
Scientific classification
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Thermozephyrus

Inomata & Itagaki, 1986
Species:
T ataxus
Binomial name
Thermozephyrus ataxus
Synonyms
  • Dipsas ataxus Westwood, 1851
  • Thecla ataxus
  • Dipsas katura Hewitson, 1865
  • Zephyrus zulla Tytler, 1915
  • Zephyrus ataxus var. kirishimaensis Okajima, 1922
  • Chrysozephyrus lingi Okano & Okura, 1969
  • Chrysozephyrus subnivalis Kawazoe & Wakabayashi, 1969

The Wonderful Hairstreak (Thermozephyrus ataxus)[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.

Female

Taxonomy

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla ataxus Doubleday.[2] It is also presently classified as Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus.[3]

Range

In India, the species occurs in Murree ( Pakistan), and in India from Jammu and Kashmir to Kumaon and in the Naga hills.[2] In general, the range extends from the western Himalayas to China and Japan.[4]

Subspecies

  • Thermozephyrus ataxus ataxus (north-western India to Upper Burma)
  • Thermozephyrus ataxus kirishimaensis (Okajima, 1922) (Japan)
  • Thermozephyrus ataxus lingi (Okano & Okura, 1969) (Taiwan)
  • Thermozephyrus ataxus motohiroi (Fujioka, 2001)
  • Thermozephyrus ataxus yakushimaensis (Yazaki, 1924) (Japan)
  • Thermozephyrus ataxus tsukiyamai (Fujioka, 2001) (Myanmar)
  • Thermozephyrus ataxus zulla (Tytler, 1915) (Assam, western China)

Cited references

  1. ^ Card for ataxus in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
  2. ^ a b Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 250, ser no H41.4.
  3. ^ Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Chrysozephyrus genus.
  4. ^ Thermozephyrus at funet

See also

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