Callophrys spinetorum

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Thicket hairstreak
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Callophrys
Species:
C. spinetorum
Binomial name
Callophrys spinetorum
(Hewitson, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Thecla spinetorumHewitson, 1867
  • Mitoura spinetorum
  • Cisincisalia spinetorum
  • Loranthomitoura spinetorum
  • Thecla ninusEdwards, 1871
  • Miltoura spinetorum cuyamacaWright, 1922
  • Callophrys (Mitoura) millerorumClench, 1981

Callophrys spinetorum, the thicket hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1867. It is found in North America from British Columbia through the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico and Mexico and through California to Baja California. [1] The habitat consists of pinyon-juniper forests, mixed woodlands, and coniferous forests. [2]

The wingspan is 25–32 mm. The upperside is steel blue and the underside reddish brown. The hindwings with a white postmedian band which forms a W shape near the tail. Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year. They feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on Arceuthobium species. [3]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Callophrys spinetorum, at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
  3. "Thicket Hairstreak Callophrys spinetorum (Hewitson, 1867) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org.