Callophrys johnsoni
Species of butterfly
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Callophrys johnsoni, the Johnson's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia[1] south to central California. The habitat consists of coniferous forests.
| Johnson's hairstreak | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Callophrys |
| Species: | C. johnsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Callophrys johnsoni (Skinner, 1904) | |
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The wingspan is 25–30 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation per year.
The larvae are specialists that feed exclusively on dwarf mistletoes, including Arceuthobium campylopodum and A. tsugense.[1][3][4][5]