en Callophrys affinis

Western green hairstreak
	C. a. apama
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Callophrys
Species:	C. augustinus
Binomial name
	Callophrys augustinus; (W.H. Edwards, 1862)
Synonyms
	Thecla affinis Edwards, 1862; Thecla apama Edwards, 1882; Callophrys apama r. homoperplexa Barnes & Benjamin, 1923;

Callophrys affinis, the western green hairstreak or immaculate green hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Canada and the western United States.

The wingspan is 20 to 28 mm.^[1] Adults are on the wing from early March to mid-June in one generation.^[1]

The larvae feed on Eriogonum umbellatum.^[2]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:^[2]

C. a. affinis
C. a. albipalpis Gorelick, 2005 (New Mexico)
C. a. apama Edwards, 1882 – Arizona canyon green hairstreak (Arizona)
C. a. homoperplexa Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (Colorado)
C. a. washingtonia Clench, 1944 (Washington)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Western Green Hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada
^ ^a ^b Callophrys affinis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Immaculate Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis) Inventory in the South Okanagan and Boundary Region, British Columbia, 2009 - FINAL, BC Gov., Canada

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[CBIF-1] Western Green Hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada

[funet-2] Callophrys affinis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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