Chrysozephyrus_syla

<i>Chrysozephyrus syla</i>

Chrysozephyrus syla

Species of butterfly

Chrysozephyrus syla, the silver hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

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Taxonomy

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla syla Kollar.[3]

Range

The butterfly occurs in Afghanistan, Pakistan and north west India - from Safed Koh, Chitral to Kumaon and from Sikkim to Manipur.[1][3]

Status

In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as rare.[3]

See also

Cited references

  1. [1]
    Chrysozephyrus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. [2]
    Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chrysozephyrus syla​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. [3]
    Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 251, ser no H41.14.

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