Callophrys affinis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Callophrys
Subgenus: Callophrys
Species: Callophrys affinis
Subspecies: C. a. affinis – C. a. albipalpus – C. a. apama – C. a. chapmani – C. a. washingtonia
Name

Callophrys affinis (Edwards, 1862).

Type locality: USA, Utah.

Holotype: "Utah, from Mr. C. Drexler." repository tbc.
Synonymy

Thecla affinis Edwards, 1862: 223

Callophrys affinis apama

References

Edwards, W.H., 1862. Descriptions of certain species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the limits of the United States and British America. 3. Proc. Philad. Acad. Sci. 14: 221–226. Reference page.
Gorelick, G.A., 2005. A review of Callophrys affinis (W.H. Edwards), with descriptions of two new subspecies from New Mexico and Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 59 (4): 181–199. PDF Reference page.

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

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