Callophrys mossii: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Callophrys
- Species
- Callophrys mossii
- Scientific Name
- Callophrys mossii
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Callophrys mossii
Callophrys mossii, commonly known as Moss's elfin, stonecrop elfin or Schryver's elfin, is a species of butterfly native to North America in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from British Columbia south to southern California and east to Wyoming and Colorado in isolated populations. The habitat consists of rocky outcrops, woody canyons and cliffs.
The wingspan is 22–28 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Sedum (including S. spathulifolium and S. lanceolatum), Sedella, Dudleya and Parvisedum species.
...Callophrys mossii in languages:
- English
- Moss's Elfin
- French
- lutin de Moss
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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