Thermozephyrus

Thermozephyrus
Specimen from Japan
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Theclini
Genus: Thermozephyrus
Inomata & Itagaki, 1986
Species:
T. ataxus
Binomial name
Thermozephyrus ataxus
(Westwood, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Dipsas ataxus Westwood, 1851
  • Thecla ataxus
  • Dipsas katura Hewitson, 1865
  • Zephyrus zulla Tytler, 1915
  • Zephyrus ataxus var. kirishimaensis Okajima, 1922
  • Chrysozephyrus lingi Okano & Okura, 1969
  • Chrysozephyrus subnivalis Kawazoe & Wakabayashi, 1969
  • Chrysozephyrus ataxus Westwood, [1851]

Thermozephyrus ataxus, the wonderful hairstreak, is a small butterfly found from India to Japan that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.

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