Esakiozephyrus bieti
| Indian purple hairstreak | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Esakiozephyrus bieti Upperside on left,underside on right | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Esakiozephyrus |
| Species: | E. bieti |
| Binomial name | |
| Esakiozephyrus bieti (Oberthür, 1886) | |
Esakiozephyrus bieti,[1][2] the Indian purple hairstreak, 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] Also found in China, Tibet, and north west Yunnan.[1]
Status
Rare. Very rare in Kumaon.[3]
See also
Cited references
- 1 2 Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera Page on Esakiozephyrus genus.
- ↑ Card for bieti in LepIndex. Accessed 16 Jun 2007.
- 1 2 3 Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. p. 249, ser no H41.2.
References
- 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.
- Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
- Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.
- "Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera".
- Wynter-Blyth, Mark Alexander (1957). Butterflies of the Indian Region. Bombay, India: Bombay Natural History Society. ISBN 978-8170192329.
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