Callophrys paulae, the Pfeiffer's green hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.[1] It is found on the Asia Minor, northern Iran, southern Transcaucasia, and the Talysh Mountains.
| Pfeiffer's green hairstreak | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Callophrys |
| Species: | C. paulae
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| Binomial name | |
| Callophrys paulae Pfeiffer, 1932
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The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The species inhabits calcareous grasslands usually dominated by tragacanth locoweeds. It occupies elevation range from 1200 to 2200 m above sea level.[2] The butterfly flies from mid-May to end of June depending on latitude and elevation.
The larvae feed on Onobrychis cornuta.
Subspecies edit
- Callophrys paulae paulae
- Callophrys paulae kolak Higgins, 1965 (Talysh Mountains)
References edit
- ^ "Callophrys paulae Pfeiffer, 1932" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Butterfly Conservation Armenia: Callophrys paulae.