The
genus
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''Callophrys'' consists of
butterflies
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in the family
Lycaenidae
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. It is apparently not
monophyletic
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# the grouping contains its own most recent co ...
, but which of the
taxa
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currently considered
junior synonym
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...
s 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''
(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
* ''
Callophrys fervida''
(Staudinger, 1901)
* ''
Callophrys foulquieri''
(Rivertigat, 1915)
* ''
Callophrys gryneus''
(Hübner, 819 – 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 viridis''
(W. H. Edwards, 1877) – coastal green hairstreak
* ''
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''
(Godart, 1824) – frosted elfin
* ''
Callophrys lanoraieensis''
Sheppard, 1934 – bog elfin
* ''
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
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and
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south to
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)
* ''
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
* ''
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 Lifemages representing ''Ahlbergia'' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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''Callophrys'' "Le genre ''Callophrys''" from French Wikipedia provides more distribution information
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Eumaeini
Lycaenidae of South America
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Gustaf Johan Billberg