Celastrina humulus

Celastrina humulus, the hops azure, is a species of blue in the family Lycaenidae.^[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.^[2] The main host plant is wild hops. They can change their body temperature by behaviors like basking or sitting in shade.^[5]

Celastrina humulus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Celastrina
Species:	C. humulus
Binomial name
Celastrina humulus Scott & D. Wright, 1998

The MONA or Hodges number for Celastrina humulus is 4363.3.^[4][6]

References

1. "Celastrina humulus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
2. "Celastrina humulus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
3. "Celastrina humulus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
4. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Celastrina humulus". Retrieved 6 February 2018.
5. Puntenney, C. P., & Schorr, R. A. (2016). Patch occupancy and habitat of the hops azure (Celastrina humulus), a rare North American endemic butterfly: Insights for monitoring and conservation. Journal of Insect Conservation,20(2), 215-222. doi:10.1007/s10841-016-9855-0
6. Pelham J.P. "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada, rev. 2017".

Further reading

• Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.