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Scientific Name
Callophrys augustinus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Callophrys augustinus (Westwood, 1852)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Brown Elfin
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 | Eumaeini |
| Subtribe | Eumaeina |
| Genus | Callophrys |
| Subgenus | Callophrys (Incisalia) |
| Species | Callophrys augustinus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Nativeness Notes
No early records of this species. Hannawacker 2015
Abundance
Unknown
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Locally this is a spring flier. Its larvae feed on Manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.) and Buckthorns (Rhamnus sp.). Kilian Roever described seeing them after the North Rim has opened, April 15- May 15 near Cape Royal, and associated with manzanita. Hannawacker 2015
Geographic Regions Tags
-
Park Wide
Hannawacker 2015
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
1
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
