''Callophrys dumetorum'', the coastal green hairstreak, bramble green hairstreak, or bluish green hairstreak, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

of the family

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. It is found in the United States in coastal

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and rarely in inland California. Subspecies ''C. d. oregonensis'' is known as the Oregon green hairstreak. The

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is 25–32 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May in one generation. Larvae have been recorded on ''

Lotus scoparius ''Acmispon glaber'' (previously ''Lotus scoparius'') (common deerweed, deer weed, deervetch, California broom or western bird's-foot trefoil) is a perennial subshrub in the family Fabaceae (pea family). The plant is a pioneer species found in d ...

'', ''

Eriogonum fasciculatum ''Eriogonum fasciculatum'' is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names California buckwheat and flat-topped buckwheat. Characterized by small, white and pink flower clusters that give off a cottony effect, this species grows vari ...

'', ''

Eriogonum latifolium ''Eriogonum latifolium'' is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names seaside buckwheat and coast buckwheat. This plant is native to the coastline of the western United States from Washington to central California California ...

'', and ''

Eriogonum nudum ''Eriogonum nudum'' is a perennial shrub of the wild buckwheat genus which is known by the common name naked buckwheat or nude buckwheat. Description The ''Eriogonum nudum'' plant is a tall, bare, leafless stem, bifurcating into more stems, ...

''. Adults feed on flower

nectar Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries or nectarines, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists ...

from host plants. They also feed on buckwheats and desert parsley. Its habitats include open sites and clearings in Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine forests, road-cuts, and coastal dunes.

Subspecies

*''Callophrys dumetorum dumetorum'' *''Callophrys dumetorum oregonensis'' Gorelick,

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References

External links

Butterflies and Moths of North AmericaUC Davis Butterfly Site
Callophrys Butterflies of North America Butterflies described in 1852 Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval {{Eumaeini-stub