Callophrys

Callophrys sheridanii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Callophrys
Subgenera: C. (Callophrys) – C. (Greenie) – C. (Incisalia) – C. (Mitoura) – C. (Sandia)

Species:
C. affinis – C. afghana – C. albilinea – C. armeniaca – C. augustinus – C. avis – C. berezowskii – C. contexta – C. crenata – C. danchenkoi – C. dospassosi – C. dumetorum – C. eryphon – C. estela – C. farsica – C. fotis – C. gryneus – C. guatemalena – C. hatuma – C. henrici – C. herculeana – C. hesseli – C. irus – C. johnsoni – C. kermanica – C. kansuensis – C. katerina – C. lanoraieensis – C. loki – C. mcfarlandi – C. mossii – C. muiri – C. mystaphia – C. mystaphioides – C. naderii – C. nelsoni – C. nicevillei – C. niphon – C. paulae – C. perplexa – C. polios – C. pusilla – C. rubi – C. scaphia – C. sheridanii – C. spinetorum – C. suaveola – C. succuba – C. thornei – C. titanus – C. tuba – C. xami – C. zhoujingshuae

Name

Callophrys Billberg, 1820.

Type species: Papilio rubi Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymy

• Lycus Hübner, [1819]: 74, preocc. (Fabr. 1878).
• Licus Hübner, 1823: 7, misspelling. See Hemming, 1967: 257.
• Incisalia Scudder, 1872: 52.
• Mitouri Scudder, 1872: 51, misspelling.
• Mitoura Scudder, 1872: Errata.
• Sandia Ehrlich & Clench, 1960: 138.
• Xamia Clench, 1961: 200.
• Cissatsuma K. Johnson, 1992: 69.
• Cisincisalia K. Johnson, 1992: 91.
• Deciduphagus K. Johnson, 1992: 91.
• Loranthomitoura Ballmer & Pratt, 1992: 37.
• Calophris Barragué, 1954. Bull. Soc. Hist. nat. Afr. Nord 45(3/4): 185. Incorrect subsequent spelling.

References

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Vernacular names

English: Green hairstreaks, Elfins