Shirozuozephyrus birupa
Species of butterfly
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Shirozuozephyrus birupa, the fawn hairstreak,[1][2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
| Fawn hairstreak | |
|---|---|
| |
| Nepalese male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Shirozuozephyrus |
| Species: | S. birupa |
| Binomial name | |
| Shirozuozephyrus birupa (Moore, 1877) | |
Taxonomy
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla birupa Moore.[3]
