Taxon profile

species

Olive Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus (Hübner, 1819)

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Arthropoda - arthropods » class Insecta - insects » order Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths » family Lycaenidae - gossamer-winged butterflies » genus Callophrys - Hairstreak » subgenus Mitoura

Scientific synonyms

Lycus gryneus Hübner, 1819 ^o
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1819)
Mitoura grynea
Mitoura cedrosensis Brown & Faulkner, 1989
Polyommatus damastus Godart, 1824
Papilio damon Stoll, 1782 nec Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Mitoura damon (Stoll, 1782)

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Taxon in country check-lists^*

North America: Mexico, United States of America (Arizona, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia)

* List of countries might not be complete

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Included taxa

Number of records: 13

subspecies Callophrys gryneus byrnei K. Johnson, 1976

subspecies Callophrys gryneus castalis (W. H. Edwards, 1871)

subspecies Callophrys gryneus chalcosiva Clench, 1981

subspecies Callophrys gryneus gryneus (Hübner, 1819)

subspecies Callophrys gryneus juniperaria (J. A. Comstock, 1925)

subspecies Callophrys gryneus loki (Skinner, 1907) - Loki Hairstreak

subspecies Callophrys gryneus mansfieldi (Tilden, 1951)

subspecies Callophrys gryneus nelsoni (Boisduval, 1869) - Nelson's Hairstreak

subspecies Callophrys gryneus plicataria K. Johnson, 1976 - Barry's Hairstreak

subspecies Callophrys gryneus rosneri K. Johnson, 1976

subspecies Callophrys gryneus siva (W. H. Edwards, 1874) - Juniper Hairstreak

subspecies Callophrys gryneus smilacis (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1835)

subspecies Callophrys gryneus sweadneri (F. Chermock, 1945)

Links and literature

Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies 9-III-2024 [Callophrys_gryneus_a]

Warren, A. D., K. J. Davis, E. M. Stangeland, J. P. Pelham, K. R. Willmott & N. V. Grishin: Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies [http://butterfliesofamerica.com/] [as Callophrys gryneus (Hübner, [1819])]
Data retrieved on: 6 January 2025

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