''Austrozephyrus'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...

."''Austrozephyrus'' Howarth, 1957"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' The three species are found in the

Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...

Species

*'' Austrozephyrus absolon'' (Hewitson, 1865) **''A. a. absolon'' Peninsular Malaya **''A. a. albifasciatus'' Howarth, 1957 Java **''A. a. thamar'' (Toxopeus, 1935) Sumatra **''A. a. acosmeta'' (Toxopeus, 1935) Java *'' Austrozephyrus borneanus'' (Pendlebury, 1939) Borneo Palawan *'' Austrozephyrus reginae'' Schröder & Treadaway, 1982 Palawan

References

Theclini Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Graham Howarth {{Theclinae-stub