| Hoary elfin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Callophrys |
| Species: | C. polios |
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| Callophrys polios (Cook & Watson, 1907) | |
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Callophrys polios, the hoary elfin, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.
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. 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)
References
- Incisalia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- "Hoary Elfin Callophrys polios (Cook & Watson, 1907) | Butterflies and Moths of North America".
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| Callophrys polios |
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