Pamiria chrysopis

Pamiria chrysopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pamiria
Species:
P. chrysopis
Binomial name
Pamiria chrysopis
Synonyms
  • Lycaena chrysopis
  • Albulina omphisa chrysopis

Pamiria chrysopis, also known as the golden green underwing, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Central Asia and the Himalayas. It was described by Grigorii Efimovitsch Grum-Grshimailo in 1888.[1][2]

Description

This species is very similar to Pamiria chitralensis, but the blue on the upperside is darker in chrysopis.[3]

The upperside of the male is violet blue with dark brown borders, while the female is brown and violet blue at the base.[4]

The underside forewing of both sexes is greyish-white and tinged with brown,while the hindwing has a green metallic shimmer.[4]

Subspecies

  • Pamiria chrysopis amjadi Charmeux and Mérit, 2017 - Pakistan
  • Pamiria chrysopis chrysopis Grum-Grshimailo, 1888 - Kashmir

References

  1. ^ "Pamiria". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  2. ^ Talavera, Gerard; Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.; Pierce, Naomi E.; Vila, Roger (2012-09-10). "Establishing criteria for higher‐level classification using molecular data: the systematics ofPolyommatusblue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)". Cladistics. 29 (2): 166–192. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2012.00421.x. ISSN 0748-3007. Archived from the original on 2025-07-17.
  3. ^ Bombay Natural History Society (1886). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Smithsonian Libraries. Bombay, Bombay Natural History Society.
  4. ^ a b Russkoe entomologicheskoe obshchestvo (1861). Trudy Russkago entomologicheskago obshchestva. Horae Societatis entomologicae vossicae, variis semonibus in Russia usitatis editae. Smithsonian Libraries. Leningrad [etc].