BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Callophrys gryneus plicataria
Juniper Hairstreak, plicataria subspecies
| Scientific Name: | Callophrys gryneus plicataria K. Johnson, 1976 | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name Synonyms: |
Mitoura rosneri plicataria
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| English Name: | Juniper Hairstreak, plicataria subspecies | ||||||||||
| English Name Synonyms: |
Cedar Hairstreak, plicataria subspecies
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| Classification / Taxonomy | |||||||||||
| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Johnson, K. 1976. Three new Neararctic species of Callophrys (Mitoura), with a diagnostis (sic) of all Neararctic consubgeners. (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 38:1-30. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Subspecies | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Invertebrate Animal | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | LE-CALGRY-PL | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G5T4 (Feb 2016) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S4 (Feb 2023) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Yellow | ||||||||||
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Nonmigrant: Local Migrant: Distant Migrant: Within Borders Migrant: |
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| Global Habitat Comments: | Juniper woodland. Host plant is probably Juniperus occidentalis. | ||||||||||
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| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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| Colonial Breeder: | N | ||||||||||
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| Global Range Comment: | Southern BC south to northern California. | ||||||||||
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| Last Updated: | May 15, 2001 | ||||||||||
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Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2001. Species Summary: Callophrys gryneus plicataria. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 7, 2026).