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LEPIDOPTERA: Lycaenidae: Blues & Hairstreaks

COMMON NAME:  Reakirt's Blue Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Polyommatinae Genus: Hemiargus Species: Hemiargus isola Date: 10/13/2008 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: . Genus: . Species: Strymon bazochii Date: 08/08/2008 Location: Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, HI
Brought to Hawaii to control lantana.

COMMON NAME:  Western Pygmy-blue - smallest N. American butterfly. Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Polyommatinae Genus: Brephidium Species: Brephidium exilis Date: 9/14/2002 Location: I-10/AZ90 Junction, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Western Pygmy-blue Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Polyommatinae Genus: Brephidium Species: Brephidium exilis Date: 7/5/2003 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Ceraunus Blue Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Polyommatinae Genus: Hemiargus Species: Hemiargus ceraunus Date: 6/17/2001 Location: Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Reakirt's Blue on Woolly Butterfly Bush (Buddeleia marrubiifolia) Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Polyommatinae Genus: Hemiargus Species: Hemiargus isola Date: 6/9/2001 Location: Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Spring Azure Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Polyommatinae Genus: Celastrina Species: Celastrina ladon Date: 5/29/2001 Location: Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Spring Azure Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Polyommatinae Genus: Celastrina Species: Celastrina ladon Date: 9/29/2002 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Spring Azures Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Polyommatinae Genus: Celastrina Species: Celastrina ladon Date: 8/7/2004 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Spring Azure Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Polyommatinae Genus: Celastrina Species: Celastrina ladon Date: 8/7/2004 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
A small ant was trying to drag it away, but this Spring Azure could still fly an inch or two

COMMON NAME:  Marine Blue Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Polyommatinae Genus: Lepotes Species: Lepotes marina Date: 9/22/2002 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, Santa Cruz Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Eastern Tailed Blue Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Polyommatinae Genus: Everes Species: Everes comyntas Date: 8/4/2001 Location: Greencastle, PA
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COMMON NAME:  Siva Juniper Hairstreak Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Theclinae Genus: Callophrys Species: Callophrys gryneus siva Date: 8/2/2003 Location: Carr Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Great Purple Hairstreak Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Theclinae Genus: Atlides Species: Atlides halesus Date: 02/01/2003 Location: Swan/Sunrise, Tucson, AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Arizona Hairstreak4 on Pointleaf Manzanita (Arcostaphylos pungens) Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Theclinae Genus: Erora Species: Erora quaderna Date: 3/24/2003 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Hamburg Trail #122, Cochise Co., AZ
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COMMON NAME:  Gray Hairstreak Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Theclinae Genus: Strymon Species: Strymon melinus Date: xx/xx/2003 Location: Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ
With missing tail--a bird got the wrong end. Hairstreaks move their hindwings to make the tails move like antennas.

COMMON NAME:  Gray Hairstreak Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Theclinae Genus: Strymon Species: Strymon melinus Date: 4/20/2004 Location: Gates Pass, Tucson, Pima Co., AZ
Note that the tails look like antennas--not a coincidence.

COMMON NAME:  Gray Hairstreak, female Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Theclinae Genus: Strymon Species: Strymon melinus Date: 5/28/2001 Location: Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Pima Co., AZ
Note that the tails look like antennas--not a coincidence.

COMMON NAME:  Leda Ministreak, winter form1 Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Sub-family: Theclinae Genus: Strymon Species: Ministrymon leda Date: 10/4/2003 Location: Patagonia Lake, Santa Cruz Co., AZ
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