Callophrys herculeana

Callophrys herculeana

Callophrys herculeana is a small green butterfly that hovers near Colutea cilicica, on which it lays its eggs. The genus Callophrys consists of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is apparently not monophyletic, but which of the taxa currently considered junior synonyms of Callophrys are valid genera remains to be determined.
Callophrys herculeana last year I learned where to look for this butterfly, and this year it came again to the same spots :-) Callophrys herculeana,Geotagged,Israel,Mount Hermon,Spring

Naming

The Asian and European members of this genus and some North American species are commonly known as green hairstreaks, and the North American species in the subgenus Incisalia are called elfins.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusCallophrys
SpeciesCallophrys herculeana
Photographed in
Israel