Callophrys fotis is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, the gossamer-winged butterflies. It is known by several common names, including early elfin, desert elfin, Fotis hairstreak, Strecker's elfin, and Arizona gray elfin.[1] It is native to the southwestern United States, where it occurs in southeastern California, Nevada, Utah, western Colorado, northern Arizona, and northwestern New Mexico.[1]
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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. fotis
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| Callophrys fotis (Strecker, 1878)
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This butterfly has a wingspan of 19 to 28 millimeters.[2][1]
Subspecies
editSubspecies include:[3]
- Callophrys fotis fotis
- Callophrys fotis mojavensis (Austin, 1998)
References
edit- ^ a b c Callophrys fotis. Archived 2014-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Invertebrate Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.
- ^ Callophrys fotis. Butterflies and Moths of North America.
- ^ Callophrys fotis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)