Chrysozephyrus duma explained

Chrysozephyrus duma, the metallic green hairstreak,^{[1] [2]} is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Subspecies

• Chrysozephyrus duma duma
• Chrysozephyrus duma desgodinsi (Oberthür, 1886) (western China, Szechwan, Yunnan)
• Chrysozephyrus duma makikoae Morita, 2002 (northern Vietnam)

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Nagaland and Manipur, Bhutan and south western China.^[1]

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

Cited references

1. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/chrysozephyrus/index.html Chrysozephyrus
2. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

References

• Web site: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) . Beccaloni . George . Scoble . Malcolm . Kitching . Ian . Simonsen . Thomas . Robinson . Gaden . Pitkin . Brian . Hine . Adrian . Lyal . Chris . Natural History Museum, London . 2016-10-15 .
• Book: Haribal, Meena . The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History . Gangtok, Sikkim, India . Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation . 1992 .
• Book: Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander . Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth

. Mark Alexander Wynter-Blyth . Butterflies of the Indian Region . 1957 . Bombay, India . . 978-8170192329 .