Callophrys polios

Callophrys polios, the hoary elfin, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.^[2] It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.^[3]

Hoary elfin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Callophrys
Species:	C. polios
Binomial name
Callophrys polios (Cook & Watson, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
Callophrys polios (Cook & Watson, 1907) Incisalia polios Cook & Watson, 1907 Deciduphagus polios Incisalia polia Incisalia polios ab. davisi Watson & W. P. Comstock, 1920

The wingspan is 22–29 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June in one generation. The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and possibly Epigaea repens. The adults feed on flower nectar from various species, including leatherleaf, pyxie, wild strawberry and willow.^[4] Hibernation takes place as a chrysalid.

Subspecies

• Callophrys polios polios
• Callophrys polios obscura Ferris & Fisher, 1973 (Colorado)
• Callophrys polios maritima Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (California)

specimens