Chrysozephyrus is a

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''."''Chrysozephyrus'' Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' The genus is diverse and ranges from Russia to northern India.

Selected species

* '' Chrysozephyrus birupa'' – fawn hairstreak * '' Chrysozephyrus brillantinus'' * '' Chrysozephyrus disparatus'' ** ''Chrysozephyrus disparatus pseudotaiwanus'' (Howarth, 1957) * '' Chrysozephyrus duma'' – metallic green hairstreak * '' Chrysozephyrus esakii'' ( Sonan, 1940) * '' Chrysozephyrus jakamensis'' – jakama hairstreak * '' Chrysozephyrus kabrua'' – Kabru hairstreak ** ''Chrysozephyrus kabrua niitakanus'' (Kano, 1928) * '' Chrysozephyrus khasia'' – tailless metallic green hairstreak * '' Chrysozephyrus kirbariensis'' – Kirbari hairstreak * '' Chrysozephyrus kuromon'' (Sugiyama, 1994) * '' Chrysozephyrus mushaellus'' (Matsumura, 1938) * '' Chrysozephyrus nishikaze'' (Araki & Sibatani, 1886) * '' Chrysozephyrus paona'' – Paona hairstreak * '' Chrysozephyrus rarasanus'' (Matsumura, 1939) * '' Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus'' * '' Chrysozephyrus splendidulus'' Murayama, 1965 * '' Chrysozephyrus surioia'' – cerulean hairstreak * '' Chrysozephyrus syla'' – silver hairstreak * '' Chrysozephyrus vittata'' – Tytler's hairstreak * '' Chrysozephyrus yuchingkinus'' Murayama & Shimonoya, 1965 * '' Chrysozephyrus zoa'' – powdered green hairstreak * '' Chrysozephyrus tytleri'' (Howarth, 1957)

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References

Theclini Lycaenidae genera {{Theclinae-stub