| Western green hairstreak | |
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| C. a. apama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Callophrys |
| Species: | C. augustinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Callophrys augustinus (W.H. Edwards, 1862) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Callophrys affinis, the western green hairstreak or immaculate green hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Canada and the western United States.
The wingspan is 20 to 28 mm. Adults are on the wing from early March to mid-June in one generation.
The larvae feed on Eriogonum umbellatum.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
- C. a. affinis
- C. a. albipalpis Gorelick, 2005 (New Mexico)
- C. a. apama Edwards, 1882 – Arizona canyon green hairstreak (Arizona)
- C. a. homoperplexa Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (Colorado)
- C. a. washingtonia Clench, 1944 (Washington)
References
- ^ Western Green Hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ Callophrys affinis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Immaculate Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis) Inventory in the South Okanagan and Boundary Region, British Columbia, 2009 - FINAL, BC Gov., Canada
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Callophrys affinis |
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| Thecla affinis | |
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