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Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Western green hairstreak | |
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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)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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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]
Listed alphabetically:[2]
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