Lycaenidae
Sandia mcfarlandi (Ehrlich & Clench, 1960)
Sandia mcfarlandi (Ehrlich & Clench, 1960)
Sandia mcfarlandi (Sandia hairstreak) is a small tailless butterfly native to Southwestern US and northeast Mexico.
Callophrys polios (Cook & Watson, 1907)
Callophrys polios (Cook & Watson, 1907)
Callophrys polios, the hoary elfin, is a Lycaenidae butterfly with the documented traits described here.
Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Callophrys rubi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Callophrys rubi, the green hairstreak, is a widespread butterfly with bright green underside wing color and a broad host plant range.
Mitoura hesseli Rawson & Ziegler, 1950
Mitoura hesseli Rawson & Ziegler, 1950
Mitoura hesseli, Hessel's hairstreak, is a US east coast butterfly found in Atlantic white-cedar wetlands.
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)
Mitoura gryneus is the juniper hairstreak butterfly with multiple described subspecies found near junipers.
Callophrys avis Chapman, 1909
Callophrys avis Chapman, 1909
Callophrys avis (Chapman's green hairstreak) is a small Palearctic butterfly of the blues family with distinct green wing undersides.
Mitoura spinetorum (Hewitson, 1867)
Mitoura spinetorum (Hewitson, 1867)
The thicket hairstreak (Mitoura spinetorum) is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in North America that feeds on dwarf mistletoes as larvae.
Thecla johnsoni Skinner, 1904
Thecla johnsoni Skinner, 1904
Johnson's hairstreak (Callophrys johnsoni) is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in coniferous forests of western North America.
Callophrys affinis (Edwards, 1862)
Callophrys affinis (Edwards, 1862)
Callophrys affinis, the western green hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly native to western North America.
Callophrys viridis
Callophrys viridis
Callophrys viridis, the coastal green hairstreak, is an endemic California butterfly of the Lycaenidae family found in multiple coastal habitats.
Callophrys dumetorum (Boisduval, 1852)
Callophrys dumetorum (Boisduval, 1852)
Callophrys dumetorum is a green butterfly that lives in open North American habitats, feeding on nectar from various plant species.
Thecla herodotus (Fabricius, 1793)
Thecla herodotus (Fabricius, 1793)
Cyanophrys herodotus, the tropical green hairstreak, is a lycaenid butterfly found across the Americas.
Cyanophrys longula (Hewitson, 1868)
Cyanophrys longula (Hewitson, 1868)
Cyanophrys longula, the long-winged greenstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found primarily in Mexico.
Cyanophrys miserabilis (Clench, 1946)
Cyanophrys miserabilis (Clench, 1946)
Cyanophrys miserabilis is a species of hairstreak butterfly in the family Lycaenidae found in North America.
Ocaria ocrisia (Hewitson, 1868)
Ocaria ocrisia (Hewitson, 1868)
Ocaria ocrisia is a Lycaenidae butterfly found across the Americas from southern Arizona to Argentina.
Chlorostrymon simaethis (Drury, 1773)
Chlorostrymon simaethis (Drury, 1773)
Chlorostrymon simaethis, the silver-banded hairstreak, is a butterfly with distinct wing features and described life history.
Chlorostrymon telea (Hewitson, 1868)
Chlorostrymon telea (Hewitson, 1868)
Chlorostrymon telea, the telea hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from southern Texas to South America.
Phaeostrymon alcestis (Edwards, 1871)
Phaeostrymon alcestis (Edwards, 1871)
The soapberry hairstreak (Satyrium alcestis) is a gossamer-winged butterfly found in the southwestern US and Mexico.
Tmolus echion (Linnaeus, 1767)
Tmolus echion (Linnaeus, 1767)
Tmolus echion is a Lycaenidae butterfly introduced to Hawaii in 1902 to control lantana.
Thecla azia Hewitson, 1873
Thecla azia Hewitson, 1873
Ministrymon azia, the gray ministreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from the southern US to parts of South America.
Ministrymon clytie (Edwards, 1877)
Ministrymon clytie (Edwards, 1877)
Ministrymon clytie (Clytie hairstreak) is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from the southern U.S. to Costa Rica.
Ministrymon leda (Edwards, 1882)
Ministrymon leda (Edwards, 1882)
Ministrymon leda, the leda ministreak, is a hairstreak butterfly species of Lycaenidae found in North America.
Ministrymon janevicroy Glassberg, 2013
Ministrymon janevicroy Glassberg, 2013
Ministrymon janevicroy, or Vicroy's ministreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from the southern US to Costa Rica, with isolated island populations.
Strephonota tephraeus (Geyer, 1837)
Strephonota tephraeus (Geyer, 1837)
Strephonota tephraeus is a lycaenid butterfly found across Central and South America, with rare strays reaching southern Texas.
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