Genus Chrysozephyrus Rank Species | ||
Similar Chrysozephyrus, Tajuria, Thermozephyrus ataxus, Theclinae, Green hairstreak | ||
Chrysozephyrus syla, the silver 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 syla Kollar.
Range
The butterfly occurs in Afghanistan, Pakistan and north west India - from Safed Koh, Chitral to Kumaon and from Sikkim to Manipur.
Status
In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as rare.
References
Chrysozephyrus syla Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA