Callophrys niphon

Callophrys niphon

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Callophrys
Subgenus: Incisalia
Species: Callophrys niphon
Subspecies: (2) per Pelham, 2017.
C. n. clarki – C. n. niphon

Name

Callophrys niphon (Hübner, 1823).

Type locality: “Florida”.

Types: "Probably lost" (Pelham, 2017).

Synonymy

• Lycus niphon Hübner, [1819]: 74; 1823: pl.36, figs 203♀, 204♀.
• Thecla niphon (Hübner); Kirby, 1871: 399.
• Callophrys niphon (Hübner); Clench, 1961: 204.
• Incisalia niphon (Hübner); Bridges, 1988: I.246; 1994: VIII.327.
• Callophrys niphon niphon (Hübner); Pelham, 2017: #487a.

References

• Bridges, C.A. 1988. Catalogue of Lycaenidae & Riodinidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. Reference page. 
• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 
• Clench, H. in Ehrlich, P. & Ehrlich, A., 1961. How to Know the Butterflies Wm.C. Brown Co., Dubuque, Iowa. v + 262pp., 525 figs. PDF Reference page. 
• Hübner, J. 1819. Verzeichniß bekannter Schmettlinge 2–11: 17–176. BHL Reference page. 
• Hübner, J. 1808–1837. Zuträge zur Sammlung Exotischer Schmettelinge. Augsburg, 5 volumes, also by Geyer after Hübner's death. Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol. 5. 172 plates. Reference page. 
• Kirby, W.F. 1871. A synonymic catalogue of the diurnal lepidoptera. Van Voorst, London, 8vo, 690pp. BHL. ibid. 1877 Supplement. BHL Reference page. 
• Pelham, J.P., 2017. A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada. Butterflies of America. Web Reference page. 

Links

• BoA

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Pine Elfin