Callophrys affinis
| Western Green Hairstreak | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Eumaeini |
| Genus: | Callophrys |
| Species: | C. augustinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Callophrys augustinus (W.H. Edwards, 1862)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Western Green Hairstreak or Immaculate Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis) is butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western Canada and the western USA.
The wingspan is 20 to 28 mm.[1] Adults are on the wing from early March and mid-June in the one adult generation.[1]
The larvae feed on Eriogonum umbellatum.[2]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[2]
- C. a. affinis
- C. a. albipalpis Gorelick, 2005 (New Mexico)
- C. a. apama Edwards, 1882 – Arizona Canyon Green Hairstreak (Arizona)
- C. a. homoperplexa Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (Colorado)
- C. a. washingtonia Clench, 1944 (Washington)
References
- 1 2 3 Western Green Hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada
- 1 2 Callophrys affinis, funet.fi
- Immaculate Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis) Inventory in the South Okanagan and Boundary Region, British Columbia, 2009 - FINAL, BC Gov., Canada
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