Callophrys augustinus

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Callophrys
Subgenus: Callophrys (Incisalia)
Species: Callophrys augustinus
Subspecies: (6) per Butterflies of America.
C. a. annetteae – C. a. augustinus – C. a. concava – C. a. croesioides – C. a. helenae – C. a. iroides

Callophrys augustinus

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

Name

Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852.

Type locality: Canada, Fawcett, Alta, North of Edmonton.

Neotype: (augustus Kirby), images.

Synonymy

• Thecla augustus Kirby, 1837: 298, pl.3 figs 4,5. Invalid preocc.
• Thecla augustinus Westwood, 1852: 486. Replacement name.
• Incisalia augustinus (Westwood); Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998: 10.
• Callophrys augustinus (Westwood); Lamas, 2004: 126.

References

• Emmel, T., Emmel, J. & Mattoon, S., 1998. The Types of Californian Butterflies Named by Boisduval... In Systematics of Western North American Butterflies. 2: 3-78. Reference page. 
• Kirby, W. 1837. The insects. In: Richardson J. (Ed.), Fauna boreali-Americana; or the zoology of the northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions, under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, RN. Part 4. J. Fletcher, Norwich; 325 + [2] pp., 8 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page. 
• Westwood, J.O. [1851]. In Doubleday, E. & Westwood, J. O., 1850–1852: The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera Vol.2. pp.251–534, pls.31–80 + suppl.pl. London. text, plates. Reference page. 

Links

• BoA
• Callophrys augustinus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Brown Elfin

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