Biology:Callophrys johnsoni

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Johnson's hairstreak
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Callophrys
Species:
C. johnsoni
Binomial name
Callophrys johnsoni
(Skinner, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Thecla johnsoni Skinner, 1904
  • Mitoura johnsoni
  • Loranthomitoura johnsoni
  • Callophrys (Cisincisalia) johnsoni

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Callophrys johnsoni, at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Callophrys johnsoni, Butterflies of Canada
  3. ↑ Callophrys johnsoni, Butterflies and Moths of North America
  4. ↑ 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/. 
  5. ↑ Stevens, Robert; Hawksworth, Frank (September 1970). "Insects and Mites Associated with Dwarf Mistletoes". USDA Forest Service Research Paper RM–59. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2934290 entry