Subspecies
Callophrys gryneus nelsoni (Nelson's hairstreak)
Callophrys gryneus nelsoni. Photo: (c) Ken Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Callophrys gryneus, the juniper hairstreak or olive hairstreak, is a butterfly native to North America. It belongs in the family Lycaenidae.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
- Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
- Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies)
- Subfamily: Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
- Tribe: Eumaeini
- Subtribe: Callophryidina
- Genus: Callophrys (Green hairstreaks)
- Subgenus: Mitoura
- Species: Callophrys gryneus (Juniper hairstreak)
- Subspecies: Callophrys gryneus nelsoni (Nelson's hairstreak)
- Species: Callophrys gryneus (Juniper hairstreak)
- Subgenus: Mitoura
- Genus: Callophrys (Green hairstreaks)
- Subtribe: Callophryidina
- Tribe: Eumaeini
- Subfamily: Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
- Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies)
- Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
- Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
- Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
- Class: Insecta (Insects)
- Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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