''Chrysozephyrus paona'', the Paona hairstreak,
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''[ Retrieved April 20, 2018.] 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 paona'' Moore.
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 ...
in
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 ...
.
Status
In 1932
William Harry Evans described the species as very rare.
See also
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List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
Cited references
References
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Chrysozephyrus
Butterflies of Asia
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