Chrysozephyrus zoa

Chrysozephyrus zoa, the powdered green hairstreak,^[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

Powdered green hairstreak
plate accompanying the original description as Zephyrus zoa Fig. 3.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Chrysozephyrus
Species:	C. zoa
Binomial name
Chrysozephyrus zoa (de Nicéville, 1889)

Taxonomy

The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla zoa de Nicéville.^[3]

Range

The butterfly occurs in India from Sikkim to Manipur.^[1][3]

See also

• List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae)