Cerulean hairstreak | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Chrysozephyrus |
Species: | C. surioia
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Binomial name | |
Chrysozephyrus surioia (Tytler, 1915)
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Chrysozephyrus surioia, the cerulean hairstreak,[1] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla surioia Doubleday.[2]
The butterfly occurs in India from Assam to Manipur and in the Kachin Hills of Myanmar.[3]