Kirbari hairstreak | |
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Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis depicted in Tytler,1915 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Chrysozephyrus |
Species: | C. kirbariensis
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Binomial name | |
Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis (Tytler, 1915)
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Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis, the Kirbari hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla kirbariensis Tytler.[3]
The butterfly occurs in India from Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and onto Myanmar.[1][3]
In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as rare.[3]