Chrysozephyrus duma

Chrysozephyrus duma, the metallic green hairstreak,^[2][3] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Metallic green hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chrysozephyrus
Species:	C. duma
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus duma (Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
Dipsas duma Hewitson, 1869 Chrysozephyrus duma sadayukii Koiwaya, 1996 Chrysozephyrus duma sakakibarai Koiwaya, 2000 Thecla desgodinsi Oberthür, 1886 Zephyrus desgodinsi Oberthür, 1914

Subspecies

• Chrysozephyrus duma duma
• Chrysozephyrus duma desgodinsi (Oberthür, 1886) (western China, Szechwan, Yunnan)
• Chrysozephyrus duma makikoae Morita, 2002 (northern Vietnam)

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Nagaland and Manipur,^[1] Bhutan and south western China.^[2]

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)