Callophrys affinis

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Western green hairstreak
Callophrys affinis apama.jpg
C. a. apama
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Callophrys
Species:
C. augustinus
Binomial name
Callophrys augustinus
(W.H. Edwards, 1862) [1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla affinisEdwards, 1862
  • Thecla apamaEdwards, 1882
  • Callophrys apama r. homoperplexaBarnes & Benjamin, 1923

Callophrys affinis, the western green hairstreak or immaculate green hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Canada and the western United States.

The wingspan is 20 to 28 mm. [1] Adults are on the wing from early March to mid-June in one generation. [1]

The larvae feed on Eriogonum umbellatum . [2]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Western Green Hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada
  2. 1 2 Callophrys affinis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms