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Lycaenidae 77a0507 – 4318   Callophrys gryneus (Hübner, [1819])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gryneus (Hübner, [1819]) (Lycus) - MONA 1983: 4318 ssp. a. sweadneri (Chermock, 1945) (Mitoura) ssp. b. smilacis (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]) (Thecla) ssp. c. gryneus (Hübner, [1819]) (Lycus) - MONA 1983: 4318  auburniana (Harris, 1862) (Thecla) (synonym of ssp. gryneus)  damastus (Godart, [1824]) (Polyommatus) (synonym of ssp. gryneus)  damon (Stoll, in: Cramer, 1781) (Papilio) (synonym of ssp. gryneus)  octoscripta (Buchholz, 1951) (Mitoura) (synonym of ssp. gryneus)  patersonia (Brehme, 1907) (Thecla) (synonym of ssp. gryneus) ssp. d. castalis (Edwards, 1871) (Thecla)  brehmei (Barnes & Benjamin, 1923) (Thecla) (synonym of ssp. castalis)  discoidalis (Skinner, 1897) (Thecla) (synonym of ssp. castalis) ssp. e. siva (Edwards, 1874) (Thecla)  clenchi (Johnson, 1988) (Mitoura) (synonym of ssp. siva) ssp. f. chalcosiva Clench, 1981 (Callophrys) ssp. g. nelsoni (Boisduval, 1869) (Thecla)  acuminata Johnson, 1976 (Callophrys) (synonym of ssp. nelsoni)  exoleta (Edwards, 1881) (Thecla) (synonym of ssp. nelsoni) ssp. h. plicataria Johnson, 1976 (Callophrys)  barryi Johnson, 1976 (Callophrys) (synonym of ssp. plicataria) ssp. i. rosneri Johnson, 1976 (Callophrys)  byrnei Johnson, 1976 (Callophrys) (synonym of ssp. rosneri) ssp. j. juniperaria (Comstock, 1925) (Mitoura) ssp. k. mansfieldi (Tilden, 1951) (Mitoura) Taxonomic Notes: Callophrys gryneus (Hübner, [1819]) includes as a synonym 4313 Callophrys barryi, Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 40: 218.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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