Thecla bieti
| Indian purple hairstreak | |
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| Upperside on left, underside on right | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Esakiozephyrus |
| Species: | E. bieti |
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Esakiozephyrus bieti (Oberthür, 1886) |
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Esakiozephyrus bieti, the Indian purple hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
The butterfly was previously classified as Thecla bieti de Nicéville.
The butterfly occurs in India from Kulu to Garhwal, Sikkim to Bhutan. It is also found in China, Tibet, and north west Yunnan.
In 1932 William Harry Evans described the species as rare and very rare in Kumaon.
Charles Oberthür dedicated the species to missionary and naturalist Félix Biet.
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