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''Callophrys'' consists of

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in the family

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. It is apparently not

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, but which of the

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currently considered

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

'' (Cabeau, 1923) * '' Callophrys androflavus'' (Capuse, 1963) * ''

Callophrys armeniaca 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 ...

'' 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 Eu ...

'' (Krulikovski, 1890) * '' Callophrys brunnea'' (Tutt, 1907) * '' Callophrys butlerovi'' (Migranov, 1992) * '' Callophrys caecus'' (Fourcroy, 1785) * ''

Callophrys caerulescens 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 ...

'' (Bang-Haas, 1912) * ''

Callophrys chalybeitincta 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 ...

'' Sovinsky, 1905 * ''

Callophrys cinerascens 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 ...

'' (Rebel, 1909) * ''

Callophrys comstocki 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 ...

'' (Henne, 1941) * ''

Callophrys connexa 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 ...

'' (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 Eu ...

'' (Watson & Comstock, 1920) * ''

Callophrys danchenkoi 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 ...

'' Zhdanko, 1998 * ''

Callophrys dumetorum ''Callophrys dumetorum'', the bramble hairstreak or lotus hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the United States in coastal California and rarely in inland California. Subspecies ''C. d. oregonensis'' is known as th ...

'' (Boisduval, 1852) – bramble 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 Eu ...

'' (Rivertigat, 1915) * ''

Callophrys gryneus ''Callophrys gryneus'', the juniper hairstreak or olive hairstreak,

'' (Hübner,

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– 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 The green hairstreak (''Callophrys rubi'') is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Etymology The genus name ''Callophrys'' is a Greek word meaning "beautiful eyebrows", while the species Latin name ''rubi'' derives from ''Rubus'' (brambl ...

'' (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 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, 1881) * '' Callophrys titanus'' Zhdanko, 1998 * ''

Callophrys viridis ''Callophrys viridis'', the coastal green hairstreak, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to California. Habitat This butterfly can be found in coastal dunes, shrublands, and oak woodlands. Life cycle and behavi ...

'' (W. H. Edwards, 1877) – coastal green hairstreak * '' Callophrys washingtonia'' (Clench, 1945) Subgenus ''Cisincisalia'' Johnson, 1992: * ''

Callophrys johnsoni ''Callophrys johnsoni'', the Johnson's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America from British ColumbiaCallophrys spinetorum'' (Hewitson, 1867) – thicket hairstreak * ''

Callophrys guatemalena 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 ...

'' Clench, 1981 Subgenus ''Incisalia'' Scudder, 1872: * ''

Callophrys augustinus ''Callophrys augustinus'', the brown elfin, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, found from Alaska to northern Mexico. One of its subspecies, ''C. augustinus iroides'', is known as the western elfin. Taxonomy This species was f ...

'' (Westwood, 1852) – brown elfin * ''

Callophrys eryphon The western pine elfin (''Callophrys eryphon'') is a North American butterfly that ranges from British Columbia east to Maine and south to southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Males are brown and females are orange-brown, with both havin ...

'' (Boisduval, 1852) – western pine elfin * ''

Callophrys fotis 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 ...

'' (Strecker, 1878) – early elfin * ''

Callophrys henrici ''Callophrys henrici'', the Henry's elfin or woodland elfin,James A. Scott (1986). ''The Butterflies of North America''. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. is a North American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. In Canada it is found from ...

'' (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – Henry's elfin * '' Callophrys irus'' (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 ''Callophrys gryneus'', the juniper hairstreak or olive hairstreak,

'' (Hübner, 1819) – olive hairstreak, juniper hairstreak * '' Callophrys hesseli'' (Rawson & Ziegler, 1950) – Hessel's hairstreak * ''

Callophrys muiri 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 ...

'' (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 ''Callophrys xami'', commonly referred to as the xami hairstreak or green hairstreak, is a butterfly included in the subgenus ''Xamia'' and the genus ''Callophrys'' in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Tryon Reakirt in 1867. Other common ...

'' (Reakirt, 1867) – xami hairstreak (southern

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) * '' Callophrys scaphia'' Clench, 1981 Subgenus ''Ahlbergia'' Bryk, 1946 * ''

Callophrys aleucopuncta 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 ...

'' K. Johnson, 1992 * ''

Callophrys arquata 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 ...

'' K. Johnson, 1992 * ''

Callophrys bimaculata 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 ...

'' K. Johnson, 1992 * '' Callophrys caerulea'' K. Johnson, 1992 * '' Callophrys caesius'' K. Johnson, 1992 * '' Callophrys chalcidis'' I. Chou & H.H. Li, 1994 * ''

Callophrys chalybeia ''Thecla chalybeia'', the plumbeous hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. See also *List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae) This is a list of the butterflies of India belong ...

'' (Leech, 1890) * ''

Callophrys circe 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 ...

'' (Leech, 1893) * ''

Callophrys clarofacia 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 ...

'' (K. Johnson, 1992) * ''

Callophrys clarolinea 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 ...

'' (H. Huang & A.M. Chen, 2006) * ''

Callophrys confusa 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 ...

'' (H. Huang, Z. Chen & M. Li, 2006) * ''

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

'' H. Huang, 2003 * '' Callophrys dongyui'' (H. Huang & C.H. Zhan, 2006) * '' Callophrys ferrea'' (Butler, 1866) * '' Callophrys frivaldszkyi'' (Lederer, 1855) * ''

Callophrys haradai 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 ...

'' (Igarashi, 1973) * '' Callophrys hsui'' (K. Johnson, 2000) * '' Callophrys huertasblancae'' (K. Yoshino, 2016) * '' Callophrys korea'' K. Johnson, 1992 * '' Callophrys leechii'' (de Nicéville,

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* '' Callophrys leechuanlungi'' (H. Huang & Y.C. Chen, 2005) * ''

Callophrys leei 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 ...

'' (K. Johnson, 1992) * '' Callophrys luoliangi'' (H. Huang & K. Song, 2006) * ''

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

'' (K. Johnson, 1992) * '' Callophrys nicevillei'' (Leech, 1893) * '' Callophrys pictila'' K. Johnson, 1992 * ''

Callophrys pluto 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 ...

'' (Leech, 1893) * '' Callophrys prodiga'' K. Johnson, 1992 * '' Callophrys unicolora'' K. Johnson, 1992 * ''

Callophrys zhujianhuai 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 ...

'' H. Huang & C.S. Wu, 2003 Unnamed genus: * '' Callophrys dospassosi'' Clench, 1981 * '' Callophrys estela'' Clench, 1981

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