Callophrys Explained

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 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.^[1] ^[2]

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, coastal green hairstreak, bluish green hairstreak
Callophrys fervida (Staudinger, 1901)
Callophrys foulquieri (Rivertigat, 1915)
Callophrys gryneus (Hübner, [1819]) – 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 washingtonia (Clench, 1945)

Subgenus Cisincisalia Johnson, 1992:

Callophrys johnsoni (Skinner, 1904) – Johnson's hairstreak
Callophrys spinetorum (Hewitson, 1867) – thicket hairstreak^[3]
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^[4]
Callophrys gryneus (Hübner, 1819) – olive hairstreak, juniper hairstreak^[5]
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^[6]
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 and Texas south to Guatemala)^[7]
Callophrys scaphia Clench, 1981

Subgenus Ahlbergia Bryk, 1946 ^[8]

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, [1893])
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

External links

images representing Callophrys at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
mages representing Ahlbergia at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Callophrys "Le genre Callophrys" from French Wikipedia provides more distribution information

Notes and References

Web site: Savela . Markku . Callophrys Billberg, 1820 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 14, 2018.
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/taxonomy_e.php Taxonomic index
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/species/ThicketHairstreak_e.php Thicket Hairstreak
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Callophrys-barryi Barry's Hairstreak
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/species/JuniperHairstreak_e.php Juniper Hairstreak
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/species/Rosner'sHairstreak_e.php Rosner's Hairstreak
Web site: Xami Hairstreak Callophrys xami (Reakirt, 1867) . Butterflies and Moths of North America . 2009-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090717050239/http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1526 . 2009-07-17 . dead .
Web site: Savela . Markku . Ahlbergia Bryk, 1946 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 14, 2018.