Esakiozephyrus bieti explained

Esakiozephyrus bieti, the Indian purple hairstreak,^{[1] [2]} is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Taxonomy

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla bieti de Nicéville.^[3]

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Kulu to Garhwal, Sikkim to Bhutan.^[3] It is also found in China, Tibet, and north west Yunnan.^[1]

Status

In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as rare and very rare in Kumaon.^[3]

Etymology

Charles Oberthür dedicated the species to missionary and naturalist Félix Biet.

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)

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 .

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/esakiozephyrus/ "Esakiozephyrus Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956"
2. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
3. Book: Evans . William Harry Evans

   . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 . 249, ser no H41.2 .