Biology:Callophrys johnsoni
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Johnson's hairstreak | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Callophrys |
| Species: | C. johnsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Callophrys johnsoni (Skinner, 1904)
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Callophrys johnsoni, the Johnson's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia[1] south to central California. The habitat consists of coniferous forests.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation per year.
The larvae are specialists that feed exclusively on dwarf mistletoes, including Arceuthobium campylopodum and A. tsugense.[1][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Callophrys johnsoni, at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Callophrys johnsoni, Butterflies of Canada
- ↑ Callophrys johnsoni, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ↑ Spaegel, Lia (December 2014). "Johnson’s Hairstreak Butterfly (Callophrys johnsoni) in the Blue Mountains". USDA Forest Service Report. https://nfsl.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17053coll2/id/341349/.
- ↑ Stevens, Robert; Hawksworth, Frank (September 1970). "Insects and Mites Associated with Dwarf Mistletoes". USDA Forest Service Research Paper RM–59.
External links
- Callophrys johnsoni, Butterflies and Moths of North America
Wikidata ☰ Q2934290 entry
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