Chrysozephyrus syla
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| Silver hairstreak | |
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| File:ChrysozephyrusSylaMFUpUnAC1.jpg | |
| Chrysozephyrus syla, male and female specimens. | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chrysozephyrus |
| Species: | C. syla
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysozephyrus syla (Kollar, 1848)
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Chrysozephyrus syla, the silver hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla syla Kollar.[3]
Range
[edit | edit source]The butterfly occurs in Afghanistan, Pakistan and north west India - from Safed Koh, Chitral to Kumaon and from Sikkim to Manipur.[1][3]
Status
[edit | edit source]In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as rare.[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]Cited references
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Chrysozephyrus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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References
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