''Esakiozephyrus'' is a genus of

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in the family

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."''Esakiozephyrus'' Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' ''Esakiozephyrus'' species are found in the

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, and in similar habitats in

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and

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Species

*'' Esakiozephyrus icana'' (Moore,

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– dull green hairstreak *'' Esakiozephyrus longicaudatus'' Huang, 2001 *'' Esakiozephyrus camurius'' (Murayama, 1986) *'' Esakiozephyrus vallonia'' (Oberthür, 1914) *'' Esakiozephyrus neis'' (Oberthür, 1914) *'' Esakiozephyrus tsangkie'' (Oberthür, 1886) *'' Esakiozephyrus zotelistes'' (Oberthür, 1914) ''Iwaseozephyrus''

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*'' Esakiozephyrus ackeryi'' (Fujioka, 1994) *'' Esakiozephyrus bieti'' (Oberthür, 1886) – Indian purple hairstreak *'' Esakiozephyrus mandara'' (Doherty, 1886) *'' Esakiozephyrus dohertyi'' (de Niceville, 1889) *'' Esakiozephyrus zhengi'' Huang, 1998

References

Theclini Lycaenidae genera {{Theclinae-stub