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Species Callophrys dumetorum - Lotus Hairstreak - Hodges#4301

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Bramble Hairstreak - Callophrys dumetorum Callophrys dumetorum - female Callophrys dumetorum ?? - Callophrys dumetorum Bramble Hairstreak - Callophrys dumetorum Callophrys dumetorum green butterfly Happy Saint Patrick's day! - Callophrys dumetorum - male - female Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae? - Callophrys dumetorum Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae? - Callophrys dumetorum
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)
Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
Tribe Eumaeini
Genus Callophrys
Species dumetorum (Lotus Hairstreak - Hodges#4301)

Hodges Number

4301

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Previously called C. perplexa, but see Scott et al. 2012.

Remarks

Includes the following subspecies ((1)):
superperplexa J. Emmel , T. Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (status tentative, may be conspecific with sheridanii (1) )
perplexa W. Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
oregonensis Gorelick, [1970]

Internet References

Butterflies of America page with photos of pinned, and live specimens of the three subspecies, as well as habitat photos.

Works Cited

1.A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada
Jonathan P. Pelham. 2008. The Lepidoptera Research Foundation, Inc.
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 24 June, 2010 - 4:42pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Nick Block
Last updated 3 July, 2017 - 3:33am

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