Callophrys fotis

Callophrys fotis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Callophrys
Species:
C. fotis
Binomial name
Callophrys fotis
(Strecker, 1878)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Incisalia fotis
  • Thecla fotis Strecker, 1878
  • Deciduphagus fotis

Callophrys fotis is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, the gossamer-winged butterflies. It is known by several common names, including early elfin, desert elfin, Fotis hairstreak, Strecker's elfin, and Arizona gray elfin.[1] It is native to the southwestern United States, where it occurs in southeastern California, Nevada, Utah, western Colorado, northern Arizona, and northwestern New Mexico.[1]

This butterfly has a wingspan of 19 to 28 millimeters.[2][1]

Subspecies

Subspecies include:[3]

  • Callophrys fotis fotis
  • Callophrys fotis mojavensis (Austin, 1998)

References

  1. ^ a b c Callophrys fotis. Archived 2014-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Invertebrate Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.
  2. ^ Callophrys fotis. Butterflies and Moths of North America.
  3. ^ Callophrys fotis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)