Pamiria chrysopis
| Pamiria chrysopis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pamiria |
| Species: | P. chrysopis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pamiria chrysopis Grum-Grshimailo, 1888
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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
- ^ "Pamiria". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bombay Natural History Society (1886). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Smithsonian Libraries. Bombay, Bombay Natural History Society.
- ^ a b Russkoe entomologicheskoe obshchestvo (1861). Trudy Russkago entomologicheskago obshchestva. Horae Societatis entomologicae vossicae, variis semonibus in Russia usitatis editae. Smithsonian Libraries. Leningrad [etc].