Chrysozephyrus is a
butterfly
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genus
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in the
family
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Lycaenidae
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. They were formerly included in ''
Thecla
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"''Chrysozephyrus'' Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' The genus is diverse and ranges from Russia to northern India.
Selected species
* ''Chrysozephyrus ataxus
''Thermozephyrus ataxus'', the wonderful hairstreak, Retrieved April 23, 2018. is a small butterfly found from India to Japan that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as ''Thecla ataxus'' ...
'' – wonderful hairstreak
** ''Chrysozephyrus ataxus lingi'' Okano & Okura, 1969
* '' Chrysozephyrus birupa'' – fawn hairstreak
* '' Chrysozephyrus brillantinus''
* '' Chrysozephyrus disparatus''
** ''Chrysozephyrus disparatus pseudotaiwanus'' (Howarth, 1957)
* '' Chrysozephyrus duma'' – metallic green hairstreak
* '' Chrysozephyrus esakii'' ( Sonan, 1940)
* '' Chrysozephyrus jakamensis'' – jakama hairstreak
* '' Chrysozephyrus kabrua'' – Kabru hairstreak
** ''Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus'' (Kano, 1928)
* '' Chrysozephyrus khasia'' – tailless metallic green hairstreak
* '' Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis'' – Kirbari hairstreak
* '' Chrysozephyrus kuromon'' (Sugiyama, 1994)
* '' Chrysozephyrus mushaellus'' (Matsumura, 1938)
* ''Chrysozephyrus nishikaze
''Chrysozephyrus nishikaze'' is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. It lives on mountains. The larvae feed on ''Prunus campanulata
''Prunus campanulata'' is a species of cherry native to Japan, Taiwan, southe ...
'' (Araki & Sibatani, 1886)
* '' Chrysozephyrus paona'' – Paona hairstreak
* '' Chrysozephyrus rarasanus'' (Matsumura, 1939)
* ''Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus
'' Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus'' is a small butterfly found in the East Palearctic that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
Subspecies
*''C. s. smaragdinus'' Ussuri, China (Shaanxi, Sichuan)
*''C. s. abaensis'' Dantchenko , 2000 China
*' ...
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* '' Chrysozephyrus splendidulus'' Murayama, 1965
* '' Chrysozephyrus surioia'' – cerulean hairstreak
* '''' – silver hairstreak
* '''' – Tytler's hairstreak
* '' Chrysozephyrus yuchingkinus'' Murayama & Shimonoya, 1965
* '' Chrysozephyrus zoa'' – powdered green hairstreak
* '' Chrysozephyrus tytleri'' (Howarth, 1957) Manipur
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(Mt. Kabru), Vietnam
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References
Theclini
Lycaenidae genera
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