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Scientific Name
Hypaurotis crysalus crysalus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Hypaurotis crysalus crysalus (W. H. Edwards, 1873)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Colorado Hairstreak
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily | Papilionoidea |
| Family | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily | Theclinae |
| Tribe | Theclini |
| Genus | Hypaurotis |
| Species | Hypaurotis crysalus |
| Subspecies | Hypaurotis crysalus crysalus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
It is present, but behaviorally it can seem elusive, and just out of reach at the tops of scrubby Gambel’s Oaks (Quercus gambelli). Hannawacker 2015
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Its larvae feed on Gambel Oak (Quercus gambelli), and apparently adults never stray far from this same species of tree/shrub. Hannawacker 2015
Geographic Regions Tags
-
North Rim
NPS Museum Collections
Visitor Experience Tags
- Butterfly/ Moth
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
17
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTerwilliger@nps.gov
Created Date
10/4/2016 10:55:14 AM
Last Modified By
MTerwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
1/9/2017 3:43:32 PM
Notes
Hannawacker, Robb 2015 Report on Grand Canyon Butterflies, Grand Canyon National Park
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