''Chrysozephyrus kabrua'', the Kabru hairstreak,
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''[ Retrieved April 20, 2018. Note: This source misspells the specific name. The original description is linked below.] is a small
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
found in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
that belongs to the
lycaenids or blues family.
Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as ''Thecla kabrua'' Tytler.
Subspecies
*''Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus''
(Kano, 1928) Taiwan
*''Chrysozephyrus kabrua neidhoeferi''
Shimonoya & Murayama, 1971 Taiwan
*''Chrysozephyrus kabrua philipi''
Eliot, 1987 northern Thailand
*''Chrysozephyrus kabrua ueharai''
Koiwaya & Osada, 1998 Laos
*''Chrysozephyrus kabrua konga''
Yoshino, 1999 Sichuan
*''Chrysozephyrus kabrua aungseini''
Koiwaya, 2000 Myanmar
*''Chrysozephyrus kabrua naokoae''
Morita, 2002 northern Vietnam
India range
The butterfly occurs in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
from
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...
to
Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...
.
See also
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List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
This is a list of the butterflies of India belonging to the family Lycaenidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.
This list is based on Evans (1932) and includes 318 species bel ...
Cited references
References
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Butterflies of Asia
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