Callophrys dumetorum, the bramble hairstreak[1] or lotus hairstreak,[2] is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the United States in coastal California and rarely in inland California. Subspecies C. d. oregonensis is known as the Oregon green hairstreak.[3]
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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. dumetorum
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| Callophrys dumetorum (Boisduval, 1852)
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Description
editCallophrys dumetorum has a wingspan is 25–32 mm.[4] The wings are light brown dorsally, and vivid green ventrally, with a broken white postmedial line. On the forewing, the green is typically limited to the leading 1/3rd of the wing.[5]
Habitat
editThese butterflies can be found in heathlands, road-cuts, coastal dunes, and open sites and clearings in Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine forests.[2]
Life cycle and behaviour
editThe larvae have been recorded on broad-leafed lotus and Acmispon nevadensis[2]
Adults feed on nectar from these plants, as well as from desert parsley,[2] dogbane, yerba santa, California buckeye, and woolly sunflower.[6]
Taxonomy
editIn 1998 Emmet et al. identified the lectotype for C. dumetorum as the Coastal Green Hairstreak (Callophrys viridis). This disagreement over the identity of the lectotype of C. dumetorum led to confusion between C. dumetorum, C. sheridanii, and C. viridis. The binomial name C. dumetorum was replaced with C. perplexa as a result of this change, while C. viridis was changed to C. dumetorum.
In 2012, ICZN Opinion 2291 designated a neotype for C. dumetorum and reverted the above changes.[7][8]
Subspecies
edit- Callophrys dumetorum dumetorum
- Callophrys dumetorum oregonensis Gorelick, [1970] (Washington, Oregon)
References
edit- ^ "Callophrys dumetorum (Boisduval, 1852)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ a b c d "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Archived from the original on 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Standardized Common North American Butterfly Names - Hairstreaks". lepsurvey.carolinanature.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Callophrys dumetorum (Boisduval, 1852) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Bramble Hairstreak". butterfliesoforegon. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Callophrys dumetorum | Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site". butterfly.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Callophrys Green Hairstreaks regain traditional names" (PDF). ResearchGate. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-11-20. Retrieved 2024-11-20.