Chrysozephyrus Mushaellus
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Chrysozephyrus is a
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 ...
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. They were formerly included in ''
Thecla Thecla ( grc, Θέκλα, ) was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal ''Acts of Paul and Thecla''. Church tradition The ''Acts of ...
''."''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

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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 is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They were formerly included in ''Thecla''.Chrysozephyrus duma'' – metallic green hairstreak * '' Chrysozephyrus esakii'' ( Sonan, 1940) * '' Chrysozephyrus jakamensis'' – jakama hairstreak * '' Chrysozephyrus kabrua'' – Kabru hairstreak ** ''Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus'' (Kano, 1928) * ''
Chrysozephyrus khasia ''Chrysozephyrus khasia'', the 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 Chrysozephyrus is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They were formerly included in ''Thecla''.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 Chrysozephyrus is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They were formerly included in ''Thecla''.Chrysozephyrus surioia'' – cerulean hairstreak * ''
Chrysozephyrus syla ''Chrysozephyrus syla'', the silver hairstreak,< ...
'' – silver hairstreak * ''
Chrysozephyrus vittata ''Chrysozephyrus vittata'', the Tytler's hairstreak,
'' – Tytler's hairstreak * ''
Chrysozephyrus yuchingkinus Chrysozephyrus is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They were formerly included in ''Thecla''.Chrysozephyrus zoa'' – powdered green hairstreak * ''
Chrysozephyrus tytleri Chrysozephyrus is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. They were formerly included in ''Thecla''.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 ...
(Mt. Kabru),
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References

Theclini Lycaenidae genera {{Theclinae-stub