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Callophrys

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Higher classification
  
Callophrys wwwlearnaboutbutterfliescomCallophrys20rubi20

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Green hairstreak, Callophrys irus, Callophrys henrici, Sandia hairstreak, Callophrys lanoraieensis

Green hairstreak butterfly callophrys rubi


The genus Callophrys consists of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is apparently not monophyletic, but which of the taxa currently considered junior synonyms of Callophrys are actually valid genera remains to be determined.

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Callophrys Callophrys rubi Linnaeus 1758 Checklist View

The Old World (Asia and Europe) members of this genus are commonly known as green hairstreaks, while the North American ones are called elfins.

Callophrys Butterflies of Europe Callophrys rubi

Callophrys rubi green hairstreak butterfly lycaenidae brasil


Species

Listed alphabetically within groups.

Subgenus Callophrys Billberg, 1820:

Callophrys Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums Callophrys Rubi

  • Callophrys affinis (Edwards, 1862) – western green hairstreak, immaculate green hairstreak
  • Callophrys amphichloros (Cabeau, 1923)
  • Callophrys androflavus (Capuse, 1963)
  • Callophrys armeniaca Zhdanko, 1998
  • Callophrys apama (Edwards, 1882) – canyon green hairstreak
  • Callophrys avis Chapman, 1909 – Chapman's green hairstreak
  • Callophrys barraguei (Dujardin, 1972)
  • Callophrys bipunctata (Tutt, 1907)
  • Callophrys borelis (Krulikovski, 1890)
  • Callophrys brunnea (Tutt, 1907)
  • Callophrys butlerovi (Migranov, 1992)
  • Callophrys caecus (Fourcroy, 1785)
  • Callophrys caerulescens (Bang-Haas, 1912)
  • Callophrys chalybeitincta Sovinsky, 1905
  • Callophrys cinerascens (Rebel, 1909)
  • Callophrys comstocki (Henne, 1941)
  • Callophrys connexa (Tutt, 1907)
  • Callophrys davisi (Watson & Comstock, 1920)
  • Callophrys danchenkoi Zhdanko, 1998
  • Callophrys dumetorum (Boisduval, 1852) – bramble hairstreak, coastal green hairstreak, bluish green hairstreak
  • Callophrys fervida (Staudinger, 1901)
  • Callophrys foulquieri (Rivertigat, 1915)
  • Callophrys gryneus (Hübner, [1819]) – juniper hairstreak
  • Callophrys hatuma Zhdanko, 1996
  • Callophrys herculeana (Pfeiffer, 1927)
  • Callophrys homoperplexa (Barnes & Benjamin, 1923)
  • Callophrys mcfarlandi (Clench & Ehrlich, 1960) – Sandia hairstreak
  • Callophrys mystaphia Miller, 1913 – rhubarb hairstreak
  • Callophrys paulae Pfeiffer, 1932
  • Callophrys perplexa Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
  • Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758) – green hairstreak
  • Callophrys sheridanii (W. H. Edwards, 1877) – Sheridan's hairstreak, white-lined green hairstreak
  • Callophrys suaveola (Staudinger, 1881)
  • Callophrys titanus Zhdanko, 1998
  • Callophrys washingtonia (Clench, 1945)
  • Subgenus Cisincisalia Johnson, 1992:

  • Callophrys johnsoni (Skinner, 1904) – Johnson's hairstreak
  • Callophrys spinetorum (Hewitson, 1867) – thicket hairstreak
  • Callophrys guatemalena Clench, 1981
  • Subgenus Incisalia Scudder, 1872:

    Callophrys Callophrys rubi Green Hairstreak

  • Callophrys augustinus (Westwood, 1852) – brown elfin
  • Callophrys eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) – western pine elfin
  • Callophrys fotis (Strecker, 1878) – early elfin
  • Callophrys henrici (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – Henry's elfin
  • Callophrys irus (Godart, 1824) – frosted elfin
  • Callophrys lanoraieensis Sheppard, 1934 – bog elfin
  • Callophrys mossii (Hy. Edwards, 1881) – Moss's elfin, stonecrop elfin, Schryver's elfin
  • Callophrys niphon (Hübner, 1819) – eastern pine elfin
  • Callophrys polios Cook & Watson, 1907 – hoary elfin
  • Subgenus Mitoura Scudder, 1872:

    Callophrys Green hairstreak Wikipedia

  • Callophrys barryi (K. Johnson, 1976) – Barry's hairstreak
  • Callophrys gryneus (Hübner, 1819) – olive hairstreak, juniper hairstreak
  • Callophrys hesseli (Rawson & Ziegler, 1950) – Hessel's hairstreak
  • Callophrys muiri (H. Edwards, 1881) – Muir's hairstreak
  • Callophrys rosneri (Johnson, 1976) – Rosner's hairstreak, cedar hairstreak
  • Callophrys thornei (Brown, 1983) – Thorne's hairstreak
  • Subgenus Sandia Clench & Ehrlich, 1960:

  • Callophrys mcfarlandi Ehrlich & Clench, 1960 – Sandia hairstreak
  • Subgenus Xamia Clench, 1961:

  • Callophrys xami (Reakirt, 1867) – xami hairstreak (southern Arizona and Texas south to Guatemala)
  • Callophrys scaphia Clench, 1981
  • Subgenus Ahlbergia Bryk, 1946

    Callophrys Xami Hairstreak Callophrys xami

  • Callophrys aleucopuncta K. Johnson, 1992
  • Callophrys arquata K. Johnson, 1992
  • Callophrys bimaculata K. Johnson, 1992
  • Callophrys caerulea K. Johnson, 1992
  • Callophrys caesius K. Johnson, 1992
  • Callophrys chalcidis I. Chou & H.H. Li, 1994
  • Callophrys chalybeia (Leech, 1890)
  • Callophrys circe (Leech, 1893)
  • Callophrys clarofacia (K. Johnson, 1992)
  • Callophrys clarolinea (H. Huang & A.M. Chen, 2006)
  • Callophrys confusa (H. Huang, Z. Chen & M. Li, 2006)
  • Callophrys distincta H. Huang, 2003
  • Callophrys dongyui (H. Huang & C.H. Zhan, 2006)
  • Callophrys ferrea (Butler, 1866)
  • Callophrys frivaldszkyi (Lederer, 1855)
  • Callophrys haradai (Igarashi, 1973)
  • Callophrys hsui (K. Johnson, 2000)
  • Callophrys korea K. Johnson, 1992
  • Callophrys leechii (de Nicéville, [1893])
  • Callophrys leechuanlungi (H. Huang & Y.C. Chen, 2005)
  • Callophrys leei (K. Johnson, 1992)
  • Callophrys luoliangi (H. Huang & K. Song, 2006)
  • Callophrys lynda (K. Johnson, 1992)
  • Callophrys nicevillei (Leech, 1893)
  • Callophrys pictila K. Johnson, 1992
  • Callophrys pluto (Leech, 1893)
  • Callophrys prodiga K. Johnson, 1992
  • Callophrys unicolora K. Johnson, 1992
  • Callophrys zhujianhuai H. Huang & C.S. Wu, 2003
  • Unnamed genus:

  • Callophrys dospassosi Clench, 1981
  • Callophrys estela Clench, 1981
  • References

    Callophrys Wikipedia