''Thermozephyrus ataxus'', the wonderful hairstreak,
[ Retrieved April 23, 2018.] is a small
butterfly found from
India to
Japan
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that belongs to the
lycaenids or blues family.
Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as ''Thecla ataxus''
Doubleday.
It is also presently classified as ''Chrysozephyrus ataxus''.
[Markku Savela's website on Lepidopter]
Page on genus ''Chrysozephyrus''.
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Range
The species occurs in Murree ( Pakistan), and in India from Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
to Kumaon and in the Naga Hills.China
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and Japan
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Subspecies
*''Thermozephyrus ataxus ataxus'' (north-western India to Upper Burma)
*''Thermozephyrus ataxus kirishimaensis'' (Okajima, 1922) (Japan)
*''Thermozephyrus ataxus lingi'' (Okano & Okura, 1969) (Taiwan)
*''Thermozephyrus ataxus motohiroi'' (Fujioka, 2001)
*''Thermozephyrus ataxus yakushimaensis'' (Yazaki, 1924) (Japan)
*''Thermozephyrus ataxus tsukiyamai'' (Fujioka, 2001) (Myanmar)
*''Thermozephyrus ataxus zulla'' (Tytler, 1915) (Assam, western China)
Cited references
See also
* Lycaenidae
* List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)
References
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Theclini
Monotypic butterfly genera
Lycaenidae genera
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