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Western Pine Elfin

Callophrys eryphon

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 94, February 88, March 136, April 199, May 574, June 214, July 170, August 151, September 133, October 106, November 85, December 86.
United States3,686
Canada3,610
British Columbia1,667
California747
Colorado500
Washington408
Ontario385
Oregon380
Idaho359
Alberta335

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyGossamer-winged Butterflies · Lycaenidae
GenusGreen Hairstreaks · Callophrys

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