Fawn hairstreak | |
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Nepalese male | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Chrysozephyrus |
Species: | C. birupa
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Binomial name | |
Chrysozephyrus birupa (Moore, 1877)
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Chrysozephyrus birupa, the fawn hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla birupa Moore.[3]
The butterfly occurs in north west India from Simla to Kumaon,[1][3] and in Nepal.[4]