Callophrys

The genus Callophrys consists of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is apparently not monophyletic, but which of the taxa currently considered junior synonyms of Callophrys are valid genera remains to be determined.

Callophrys
Callophrys sheridanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Tribe:	Eumaeini
Genus:	Callophrys Billberg, 1820
Species
See text
Synonyms
Ahlbergia Bryk, 1946 Cisincisalia Cissatsuma Johnson, 1992 Deciduphagus K.Johnson, 1992 Ginzia Okano, 1947 Incisalia Scudder, 1872 Loranthomitoura Ballmer & Pratt, 1992 Mitoura Scudder, 1872 Novosatsuma Johnson, 1992 Sandia Clench & Ehrlich, 1960 Xamia but see text

The Asian and European members of this genus and some North American species are commonly known as green hairstreaks, and the North American species in the subgenus Incisalia are called elfins.

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups.^[1][2]

Subgenus Callophrys Billberg, 1820:

• Callophrys armeniaca Zhdanko, 1998
• Callophrys avis Chapman, 1909 – Chapman's green hairstreak
• Callophrys butlerovi (Migranov, 1992)
• Callophrys chalybeitincta Sovinsky, 1905
• Callophrys davisi (Watson & Comstock, 1920)
• Callophrys danchenkoi Zhdanko, 1998
• Callophrys foulquieri (Rivertigat, 1915)
• Callophrys hatuma Zhdanko, 1996
• Callophrys mystaphia Miller, 1913 – rhubarb hairstreak
• Callophrys paulae Pfeiffer, 1932
• Callophrys perplexa Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
• Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758) – green hairstreak
• Callophrys suaveola (Staudinger, 1881)
• Callophrys titanus Zhdanko, 1998
• Callophrys viridis (W. H. Edwards, 1877) – coastal green hairstreak^[3]

Subgenus Cisincisalia Johnson, 1992:

• Callophrys johnsoni (Skinner, 1904) – Johnson's hairstreak
• Callophrys spinetorum (Hewitson, 1867) – thicket hairstreak^[4]
• Callophrys guatemalena Clench, 1981

Subgenus Greenie Grishin, 2021:

• Callophrys affinis (W. H. Edwards, 1862) – western green hairstreak, immaculate green hairstreak
• Callophrys dumetorum (Boisduval, 1852) – bramble hairstreak
• Callophrys sheridanii (W. H. Edwards, 1877) – Sheridan's hairstreak, white-lined green hairstreak

Subgenus Incisalia Scudder, 1872:

• Callophrys augustinus (Westwood, 1852) – brown elfin
• Callophrys eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) – western pine elfin
• Callophrys fotis (Strecker, 1878) – early elfin
• Callophrys henrici (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – Henry's elfin
• Callophrys irus (Godart, 1824) – frosted elfin
• Callophrys lanoraieensis Sheppard, 1934 – bog elfin
• Callophrys mossii (H. Edwards, 1881) – Moss's elfin, stonecrop elfin, Schryver's elfin
• Callophrys niphon (Hübner, 1819) – eastern pine elfin
• Callophrys polios Cook & Watson, 1907 – hoary elfin

Subgenus Mitoura Scudder, 1872:

• Callophrys barryi (K. Johnson, 1976) – Barry's hairstreak^[5]
• Callophrys gryneus (Hübner, 1819) – olive hairstreak, juniper hairstreak^[6]
• Callophrys hesseli (Rawson & Ziegler, 1950) – Hessel's hairstreak
• Callophrys muiri (H. Edwards, 1881) – Muir's hairstreak
• Callophrys rosneri (Johnson, 1976) – Rosner's hairstreak, cedar hairstreak^[7]
• Callophrys thornei (Brown, 1983) – Thorne's hairstreak

Subgenus Sandia Clench & Ehrlich, 1960:

• Callophrys mcfarlandi Ehrlich & Clench, 1960 – Sandia hairstreak

Subgenus Xamia Clench, 1961:

• Callophrys xami (Reakirt, 1867) – xami hairstreak (southern Arizona and Texas south to Guatemala)^[8]
• Callophrys scaphia Clench, 1981

Subgenus Ahlbergia Bryk, 1946 ^[9]

• Callophrys aleucopuncta K. Johnson, 1992
• Callophrys arquata K. Johnson, 1992
• Callophrys bimaculata K. Johnson, 1992
• Callophrys caerulea K. Johnson, 1992
• Callophrys caesius K. Johnson, 1992
• Callophrys chalcidis I. Chou & H.H. Li, 1994
• Callophrys chalybeia (Leech, 1890)
• Callophrys circe (Leech, 1893)
• Callophrys clarofacia (K. Johnson, 1992)
• Callophrys clarolinea (H. Huang & A.M. Chen, 2006)
• Callophrys confusa (H. Huang, Z. Chen & M. Li, 2006)
• Callophrys distincta H. Huang, 2003
• Callophrys dongyui (H. Huang & C.H. Zhan, 2006)
• Callophrys ferrea (Butler, 1866)
• Callophrys frivaldszkyi (Lederer, 1855)
• Callophrys haradai (Igarashi, 1973)
• Callophrys hsui (K. Johnson, 2000)
• Callophrys huertasblancae (K. Yoshino, 2016)
• Callophrys korea K. Johnson, 1992
• Callophrys leechii (de Nicéville, [1893])
• Callophrys leechuanlungi (H. Huang & Y.C. Chen, 2005)
• Callophrys leei (K. Johnson, 1992)
• Callophrys luoliangi (H. Huang & K. Song, 2006)
• Callophrys lynda (K. Johnson, 1992)
• Callophrys nicevillei (Leech, 1893)
• Callophrys pictila K. Johnson, 1992
• Callophrys pluto (Leech, 1893)
• Callophrys prodiga K. Johnson, 1992
• Callophrys unicolora K. Johnson, 1992
• Callophrys zhujianhuai H. Huang & C.S. Wu, 2003

Unnamed subgenus:

• Callophrys dospassosi Clench, 1981
• Callophrys estela Clench, 1981