Biology:Esakiozephyrus

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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Esakiozephyrus
Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea (PL. XXVII) BHL45490959.jpg
Esakiozephyrus hecale and Zephyrus icana in Leech Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea (hecale1 female, 2 male and icana 4 male )
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Theclini
Genus: Esakiozephyrus
Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956

Esakiozephyrus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.[1] Esakiozephyrus species are found in the Western Himalayan broadleaf forests, and in similar habitats in Burma, Tibet and Nepal.

Species

  • Esakiozephyrus icana (Moore, [1875]) – 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 species group

  • 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

  1. "Esakiozephyrus Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q1762660 entry