The

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

''Callophrys'' consists of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly ...

. It is apparently not

monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic ...

, but which of the

taxa In biology, a taxon ( back-formation from '' taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular n ...

currently considered junior synonyms of ''Callophrys'' are valid genera remains to be determined. The Asian and European members of this genus and some North American species are commonly known as green hairstreaks, and the North American species in the subgenus ''Incisalia'' are called elfins.

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups. Subgenus ''Callophrys'' Billberg, 1820: * '' Callophrys affinis'' (W. H. Edwards, 1862) – western green hairstreak, immaculate green hairstreak * '' Callophrys amphichloros'' (Cabeau, 1923) * '' Callophrys androflavus'' (Capuse, 1963) * '' Callophrys armeniaca'' Zhdanko, 1998 * '' Callophrys apama'' (W. H. Edwards, 1882) – canyon green hairstreak * '' Callophrys avis'' Chapman, 1909 – Chapman's green hairstreak * '' Callophrys barraguei'' (Dujardin, 1972) * '' Callophrys bipunctata'' (Tutt, 1907) * ''

Callophrys borelis 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 valid genera remains to be determined. The Asian and E ...

'' (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 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 valid genera remains to be determined. The Asian and E ...

'' (Watson & Comstock, 1920) * '' Callophrys danchenkoi'' Zhdanko, 1998 * ''

Callophrys dumetorum ''Callophrys dumetorum'', the coastal green hairstreak, bramble green hairstreak, or bluish green hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the United States in coastal California and rarely in inland California. Subspec ...

'' (Boisduval, 1852) – bramble hairstreak, coastal green hairstreak, bluish green hairstreak * ''

Callophrys fervida 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 valid genera remains to be determined. The Asian and Eu ...

'' (Staudinger, 1901) * ''

Callophrys foulquieri 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 valid genera remains to be determined. The Asian and E ...

'' (Rivertigat, 1915) * '' Callophrys gryneus'' (Hübner,

819 __NOTOC__ Year 819 ( DCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Emperor Louis I marries Judith of Bavaria in Aachen.Rogers, B ...

– 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 ''Callophrys sheridanii'', the Sheridan's hairstreak and Sheridan's green hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America along the south coast of British Columbia and parts of Nevada, Arizona, Saskatchewan, Nor ...

'' (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 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 ''Callophrys irus'', the frosted elfin, is a species of Lycaenidae that is native to North America. Description The wingspan ranges from .

'' (Godart, 1824) – frosted elfin * ''

Callophrys lanoraieensis ''Callophrys lanoraieensis'', the bog elfin, is a species of Lycaenidae that is native to North America. Description The wingspan ranges from .Callophrys mossii'' (H. 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 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 Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States. It is the list of U.S. states and territories by area, 6th largest and the list of U.S. states and territories by population, 14 ...

and

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

south to Guatemala) * '' Callophrys scaphia'' Clench, 1981 Subgenus ''Ahlbergia'' Bryk, 1946 * '' 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 huertasblancae'' (K. Yoshino, 2016) * '' Callophrys korea'' K. Johnson, 1992 * '' Callophrys leechii'' (de Nicéville,

893 __FORCETOC__ Year 893 (Roman numerals, DCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Vladimir of Bulgaria, Vladimir, ruler (''Khan (title), khan' ...

* '' 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

External links

images representing ''Callophrys''
at

Consortium for the Barcode of Life The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of ...

mages representing ''Ahlbergia''
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life * ''Callophrys'' "Le genre ''Callophrys''" from French Wikipedia provides more distribution information {{Authority control Eumaeini Lycaenidae of South America Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Gustaf Johan Billberg