Callophrys polios | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Callophrys |
Species: | C. polios
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Binomial name | |
Callophrys polios (Cook & Watson, 1907)[1]
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Callophrys polios, the hoary elfin, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.[2] It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.[3]
The wingspan is 22–29 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June in one generation. The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and possibly Epigaea repens. The adults feed on flower nectar from various species, including leatherleaf, pyxie, wild strawberry and willow.[4] Hibernation takes place as a chrysalid.