Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis
| Kirbari hairstreak | |
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| Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis depicted in Tytler,1915 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Shirozuozephyrus |
| Species: | S. kirbariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis (Tytler, 1915) | |
Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis, the Kirbari 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 kirbariensis Tytler.[3]
Range
[edit]The butterfly occurs in India from Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and onto Myanmar.[1][3]
Status
[edit]In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as rare.[3]
Cited references
[edit]- 1 2 Chrysozephyrus 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). "Shirozuozephyrus kirbariensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- 1 2 3 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 251, ser no H41.15.
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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