Callophrys fotis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Callophrys
- Species
- Callophrys fotis
- Scientific Name
- Callophrys fotis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Callophrys fotis
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. It is native to the southwestern United States, where it occurs in southeastern California, Nevada, Utah, western Colorado, northern Arizona, and northwestern New Mexico.
This butterfly has a wingspan of 19 to 28 millimeters.
...Callophrys fotis in languages:
- English
- Desert Elfin
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Callophrys affinis
- Callophrys augustinus
- Callophrys avis
- Callophrys butlerovi
- Callophrys chalybeitincta
- Callophrys danchenkoi
- Callophrys dospassosi
- Callophrys dumetorum
- Callophrys eryphon
- Callophrys estela
- Callophrys fotis
- Callophrys gryneus
- Callophrys guatemalena
- Callophrys henrici
- Callophrys herculeana
- Callophrys hesseli
- Callophrys irus
- Callophrys johnsoni
- Callophrys lanoraieensis
- Callophrys loki
- Callophrys mcfarlandi
- Callophrys mossii
- Callophrys muiri
- Callophrys mystaphia
- Callophrys niphon
- Callophrys paulae
- Callophrys polios
- Callophrys rubi
- Callophrys scaphia
- Callophrys sheridanii
- Callophrys spinetorum
- Callophrys suaveola
- Callophrys succuba
- Callophrys viridis
- Callophrys xami
- Mitoura grynea




















































