Callophrys rosneri

Rosner's Hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Callophrys
Species: C. rosneri
Binomial name
Callophrys rosneri
Johnson, 1976
Synonyms
  • Callophrys (Mitoura) barryi Johnson, 1976

The Rosner's Hairstreak (Callophrys rosneri) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in British Columbia.[1] and Washington state. Subspecies plicataria is known as Barry's Hairstreak.

The wingspan is 21–27 mm.[1]

The larvae of ssp. rosneri feed on Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata),[1] while the larvae of ssp. plicataria feed on Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum).

Subspecies

Taxonomy

Both rosneri and plicataria are often treated as subspecies of Callophrys gryneus. Callophrys barryi is a synonym of plicataria.[2]

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