Subspecies in India
1. Thermozephyrus ataxus ataxus (Westwood, [1851]) – Himalayan Wonderful Hairstreak
2. Thermozephyrus ataxus zulla (Tytler, 1915) – Naga Wonderful Hairstreak
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This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
This species has so far been recorded from Uttarakhand within Indian Limits.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
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| Kerala | |||||||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
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| Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 1 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Thermozephyrus ataxus (Westwood, [1851]) – Wonderful Hairstreak. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/thermozephyrus-ataxus, accessed 2025/11/12.