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Tribe Eumaeini

Pearly-gray Hairstreak, 4th US record! - Strephonota tephraeus

Red-banded Hairstreak - Calycopis cecrops

Colorado Green Hairstreak - Callophrys affinis

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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

Identification

Defined by structure of genitalia. However, all except two of the "Hairstreak" species found within our area belong to this tribe.

Range

Primarlily an American group with many genera and species in the tropics, but also with a strong representation in temperate regions of both South and North America. Two or three genera (or more, depending upon interpretation) also extend into Eurasia.

Contributed by David J. Ferguson on 7 January, 2011 - 2:18pm
Last updated 16 January, 2012 - 10:54pm

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