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.
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| Esakiozephyrus hecale and Zephyrus icana in Leech Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea (hecale1 female, 2 male and icana 4 male ) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Theclini |
| Genus: | Esakiozephyrus Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956 |
Species
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Esakiozephyrus Shirôzu & Yamamoto, 1956" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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