Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Hairstreaks (Theclinae) » Eumaeini » Callophrys » Lotus Hairstreak - Hodges#4301 (Callophrys dumetorum) » Lotus Hairstreak (Callophrys dumetorum dumetorum)
Photo#98431
Callophrys dumetorum - female
Copyright © 2007 Hartmut Wisch

Callophrys dumetorum - Female
Stabilized sanddunes near Point Mugu, Ventura County, California, USA
March 16, 2007
Female about to oviposit on Lotus scoparius (Deerweed), one of the larval food plants of this species.
Though I'm not Irish, I just chanced upon the following note in Fred Heath's book on SoCal butterflies (see(1)): "...The peak of abundance seems to be around Saint Patrick's Day...". I can't say they were "abundant" at this location, but there were a few busybodies making sure there'll be more.

Images of this individual: tag all
Callophrys dumetorum - female Callophrys dumetorum - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 17 March, 2007 - 2:27am
Last updated 23 November, 2008 - 3:40am

Moved
Moved from Bramble Hairstreak.
… David J. Ferguson, 23 November, 2008 - 3:41am login or register to post comments

Parallel universe?
Got a chuckle out of your post, since I shot a couple of them this week and chanced on the Heath text this morning. I didn't see any today; was there a parade near Point Mugu?
… Ron Hemberger, 17 March, 2007 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

 
I thought the coincidence was cute -
But there was much more in that area, including (finally) the second patterned-wing species of Conophorus; I found C. fenestratus a year ago.
… Hartmut Wisch, 17 March, 2007 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact