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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 » Juniper Hairstreak - Hodges#4318 (Callophrys gryneus) » nr. chalcosiva - Columbia Basin Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus nr. chalcosiva - Columbia Basin Juniper Hairstreak)
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Elfin? - Callophrys gryneus
Copyright © 2005 john and jane balaban

Elfin? - Callophrys gryneus
Jack Creek campground, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
June 29, 2005
We found this little butterfly nectaring as we hiked along Jack Creek. We're curious to know if it's an Elfin although the quality may not be good enough for people to tell.
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 17 October, 2005 - 10:10pm
Last updated 9 May, 2013 - 6:43pm

Moved
Moved from Nelson's Cedar Hairstreak.
… David J. Ferguson, 9 May, 2013 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Juniper Hairstreak.
… David J. Ferguson, 14 April, 2010 - 12:35am login or register to post comments

A Hairstreak
I think I see a tail. It's a Cedar/Juniper Hairstreak complex. Not only can't 'they' decide on a species, it seems that the genus name is in dispute too! Take your choice between Mitoura and Callophrys and between rosneri, gryneus, silva, and barryi. Now, isn't that helpful!!
… Tony, 18 October, 2005 - 3:53am login or register to post comments

 
Well
I don't think it is quite that confusing. In June, in Oregon, with tails and the purple sheen, this is Callophrys gryneus nelsoni.
… Herschel Raney, 18 October, 2005 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

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