Shirozuozephyrus paona
Species of butterfly
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Shirozuozephyrus paona, the Paona hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
| Paona hairstreak | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Shirozuozephyrus |
| Species: | S. paona |
| Binomial name | |
| Shirozuozephyrus paona (Tytler, 1915) | |
Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla paona Moore.[3]
Range
Status
In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as very rare.[3]
