Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona:

Lycaenidae ( Blues and Hairstreaks)

Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus crysalus )

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since 18 Oct 2005

Last updated: 14 November 2005

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Lycaenidae

Lycaenidae (Blues and Hairstreaks)

Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks)

1. Colorado Hairstreak --- Hypaurotis crysalus crysalus
2. Golden Hairstreak --- Habrodais grunus grunus
3. Great Purple Hairstreak --- Atlides halesus estesi
4. Silver-banded Hairstreak --- Chlorostrymon simaethis sarita. Stray.
5. Soapberry Hairstreak --- Phaeostrymon alcestis oslari
6. Leda Hairstreak --- Ministrymon leda
7. Ministrymon azia
   Rare stray. Single (Pena Blanca Lake, 5 Oct 2005) record from John Saba (Posted photo is from John Saba of this speciment)
8. Marius Haristreak --- Rekoa marius. Very rare stray.
9. Apama Green Hairstreak --- Callophrys apama apama
10. Thicket Hairstreak --- Mitoura spinetorum
11. Siva Hairstreak --- Mitoura siva siva
12. Xami Hairstreak --- Xamia xami xami
13. Brown Elfin --- Incisalia augustinus annetteae
14. Creamy Stripe Hairstreak --- Arawacus jada. Rare stray.
15. Southern Oak Hairstreak --- Fixsenia ontario ilavia
16. Sonoran Hairstreak --- Hypostrymon critola
17. Common Hairstreak --- Strymon melinus franki
18. Strymon bebrycia (Very rare stray)
19. Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak --- Strymon columella istapa
20. Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak --- Strymon cestri. Very rare stray.
21. Arizona Hairstreak --- Erora quaderna sanfordi

Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues)

1. Western Pygmy-Blue --- Brephidium exile
2. Marine Blue --- Leptotes marina [larvae: photo 1 -- photo 2 ]
3. Ceraunus Blue --- Hemiargus ceraunus gyas
4. Reakirt's Blue --- Hemiargus isola alce
5. *Eastern Tailed Blue --- Everes comyntas comyntas
6. Western Tailed Blue --- Everes amyntula herrii
7. Spring Blue --- Celestrina argiolus cinerea [larvae: side --//-- top --//-- pupa ]
8. Euphilotes battoides centralis
9. Martin's Blue --- Euphilotes battoides martini
10. Rita Blue --- Euphilotes rita rita
11. Acmon Blue --- Icaricia acmon texana