Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Chrysozephyrus duma | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chrysozephyrus Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Chrysozephyrus, Thermozephyrus ataxus, Theclinae | ||
Chrysozephyrus duma, the metallic green hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla duma (Hewitson).
Range
The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Nagaland and Manipur, Bhutan and south western China.
References
Chrysozephyrus duma Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA