Species: Callophrys johnsoni

Johnson's Hairstreak
Species
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Mandibulata
    Class

    Insecta

    Order

    Lepidoptera

    Family

    Lycaenidae

    Genus

    Callophrys

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    porte-queue de Johnson
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies and Moths - Butterflies and Skippers
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae - Callophrys - Previously placed in the genus Mitoura.
    Short General Description
    A small (about 3 cm.) brown butterfly.
    Migration
    false - false - false
    Non-migrant
    false
    Locally Migrant
    false
    Food Comments
    Caterpillar foodplant is ARCEUTHOBIUM CAMPYLOPODUM, a parasitic mistletoe on conifers (McCorkle, 1962; Opler, 1962; Shields, 1965; Opler, 1999). Adults nectar on low plants such as CALYPTRIDIUM UMBELLATUM and CEANOTHUS CORDULATUS (Opler, 1962).
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G3G4
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2004-08-31
    Global Status Last Changed
    2004-08-31
    Conservation Status Map
    <img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?CA.BC=S1&US.CA=SNR&US.OR=S2&US.WA=S2" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
    Global Range
    FG - 20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles) - FG - Southwest British Columbia, south in Coast Ranges to San Francisco Bay in California; south in Cascades and Sierra Nevada to Yosemite. Also in Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. Very local (Shields 1965; Opler 1999).
    Global Range Code
    FG
    Global Range Description
    20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
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