Biology:Chrysozephyrus

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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Chrysozephyrus
Chrysozephyrus nishikaze.jpg
Chrysozephyrus nishikaze Taiwan
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Theclini
Genus: Chrysozephyrus
Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956
Species

Numerous, see text

Chrysozephyrus is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They were formerly included in Thecla.[1] The genus is diverse and ranges from Russia to northern India.

Selected species

  • Chrysozephyrus ataxus – wonderful hairstreak
    • Chrysozephyrus ataxus lingi Okano & Okura, 1969
  • Chrysozephyrus birupa – fawn hairstreak
  • Chrysozephyrus brillantinus
  • Chrysozephyrus disparatus
    • Chrysozephyrus disparatus pseudotaiwanus (Howarth, 1957)
  • Chrysozephyrus duma – metallic green hairstreak
  • Chrysozephyrus esakii (Sonan, 1940)
  • Chrysozephyrus jakamensis – jakama hairstreak
  • Chrysozephyrus kabrua – Kabru hairstreak
    • Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus (Kano, 1928)
  • Chrysozephyrus khasia – tailless metallic green hairstreak
  • Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis – Kirbari hairstreak
  • Chrysozephyrus kuromon (Sugiyama, 1994)
  • Chrysozephyrus mushaellus (Matsumura, 1938)
  • Chrysozephyrus nishikaze (Araki & Sibatani, 1886)
  • Chrysozephyrus paona – Paona hairstreak
  • Chrysozephyrus rarasanus (Matsumura, 1939)
  • Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus
  • Chrysozephyrus splendidulus Murayama, 1965
  • Chrysozephyrus surioia – cerulean hairstreak
  • Chrysozephyrus syla – silver hairstreak
  • Chrysozephyrus vittata – Tytler's hairstreak
  • Chrysozephyrus yuchingkinus Murayama & Shimonoya, 1965
  • Chrysozephyrus zoa – powdered green hairstreak
  • Chrysozephyrus tytleri (Howarth, 1957) Manipur (Mt. Kabru), Vietnam

References

  1. "Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q5114985 entry