Species: Callophrys nelsoni
Nelson's Hairstreak
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mandibulata
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Callophrys
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies and Moths - Butterflies and Skippers
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae - Callophrys - A number of possible sibling species may or may not be included.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Butterfly, Lycaenidae.
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2001-12-17
Global Status Last Changed
2001-12-17
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
H - >2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles) - H - Pacific coast from British Columbia to Baja California; east into northern Idaho, eastern Oregon and western Nevada. Some of this range may in fact be occupied by sibling species.
Global Range Code
H
Global Range Description
>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)