• Source: Callophrys mossii

Callophrys mossii, commonly known as Moss's elfin, stonecrop elfin or Schryver's elfin, is a species of butterfly native to North America in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from British Columbia south to southern California and east to Wyoming and Colorado in isolated populations. The habitat consists of rocky outcrops, woody canyons and cliffs.
The wingspan is 22–28 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Sedum (including S. spathulifolium and S. lanceolatum), Sedella, Dudleya and Parvisedum species.




Subspecies


Listed alphabetically:

C. m. bayensis (Brown, 1939) – San Bruno elfin (California)
C. m. doudoroffi dos Passos, 1940 (California)
C. m. hidakupa Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (California)
C. m. marinensis Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (California)
C. m. mossii (Vancouver Island)
C. m. schryveri (Cross, 1937) (Colorado)
C. m. windi (Clench, 1943) (California)




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Callophrys mossii
• Callophrys
• Mossii
• San Bruno elfin
• List of butterflies of Oregon
• List of butterflies of Canada
• Guadalupe Valley Creek
• Milagra Ridge
• United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of threatened and endangered arthropods
• List of butterflies of North America (Lycaenidae)