Attributes of Callophrys gryneus

Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus (Hübner, [1819])

Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Widespread and variable. Western and eastern populations were once considered separate species but have been found to hybridize. Western: Upperside of male dull red-brown, female tawny; both with dark brown costa and wing borders. Underside of forewing rust-red; hindwing dull to bright green with irregular white line edged inwardly with red-brown. Eastern: Upperside of male dark brown with olive-colored sheen, female blackish brown. Underside green; forewing with tawny base, hindwing with 2 white spots near base and irregular white line edged inwardly with red-brown.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/4 inches (2.6 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: To seek females, males perch on host trees all day. Eggs are laid singly on tips of host plant leaves, which the caterpillars eat. Chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: In the north, one brood from May-August; in the west, one brood from March-July. Two broods in the south from February-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Redcedar scopulorum), California juniper (J. californica), Utah juniper (J. osteosperma), and perhaps others.
Adult Food: Nectar from various flowers including winter cress, dogbane, common milkweed, wild carrot, shepherd's needle, butterflyweed, white sweet clover, and others.
Habitat: Old fields, bluffs, barrens, juniper and pinyon-juniper woodlands, and cedar breaks.
Range: East Texas. West: Montana, North Dakota, and Nebraska south to southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Baja California.
Conservation: Subspecies sweadneri is of conservation concern wherever it is found. Callophrys gryneus as a whole has The Nature Conservancy Global Rank of G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Subspecies siva and loki have The Nature Conservancy rank of T4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Subspecies sweadneri in Florida has The Nature Conservancy rank of T2 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 to 20 occurrences), or because of other factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range. (Endangered throughout its range).
NCGR:
Management Needs: Maintain habitat of subspecies sweadneri and manage for the proper successional stage.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.

Observation Date Submitter Region Verified Datesort icon
April 23, 2013 Joshua Spence Murray County, Georgia, United States May 13, 2013 Details
May 01, 2013 JimConrad Texas, United States, Uvalde County May 02, 2013 Details
May 01, 2013 CA Ivy Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States May 02, 2013 Details
April 24, 2013 jwilkinson Howard County, Maryland, United States April 30, 2013 Details
April 30, 2013 CA Ivy Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States April 30, 2013 Details
April 27, 2013 wvbirder Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States April 28, 2013 Details
April 15, 2013 HHowell Hardin County, Tennessee, United States April 25, 2013 Details
April 29, 2012 Schrene Saline County, Kansas, United States April 05, 2013 Details
July 07, 2012 tjantscher Allamakee County, Iowa, United States February 03, 2013 Details
July 16, 2012 Chip Krilowicz Cape May County, New Jersey, United States January 12, 2013 Details
June 25, 1982 legacy.reporter (Oakley Shields) Churchill County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
September 02, 1983 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
July 03, 1987 legacy.reporter (J Mori-O Shields-R Wells) White Pine County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
July 20, 1995 legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston) Humboldt County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
July 23, 1996 legacy.reporter (John B. Vernon) Elko County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
March 06, 2012 vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) Perry County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
March 14, 2012 legacy.reporter (Sara Bright) Jefferson County, Alabama, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 08, 1979 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 20, 1979 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 15, 1979 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 16, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
April 24, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
June 22, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
June 05, 1979 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
May 02, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
June 02, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
June 14, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
June 14, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
June 22, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
June 23, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
July 20, 1977 legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) Clark County, Nevada, United States December 01, 2012 Details
July 06, 2012 jrfleullan Jones County, Georgia, United States November 27, 2012 Details
May 24, 2012 fishwings Person County, North Carolina, United States October 31, 2012 Details
March 16, 2012 naturecoastnaturalist Levy County, Florida, United States September 11, 2012 Details
August 28, 2012 JimConrad Texas, United States, Uvalde County September 10, 2012 Details
August 25, 2012 dspicer McMinn County, Tennessee, United States August 28, 2012 Details
August 04, 2012 Doug Bruce Perry County, Tennessee, United States August 08, 2012 Details
July 29, 2012 Doug Bruce Jackson County, Tennessee, United States July 31, 2012 Details
April 24, 2012 fragglecat Comal County, Texas, United States July 26, 2012 Details
July 08, 2012 Jdammarell Spokane County, Washington, United States July 09, 2012 Details
June 24, 2012 Tawnyam Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States July 07, 2012 Details
June 15, 2012 mathgeek Jackson County, Illinois, United States July 07, 2012 Details
June 25, 2012 Jdammarell Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States July 04, 2012 Details
July 01, 2012 Doug Bruce Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States July 02, 2012 Details
March 09, 2012 keenabm Logan County, Arkansas, United States June 30, 2012 Details
June 05, 2012 Appy-Brown Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States June 08, 2012 Details
June 06, 2012 Appy-Brown Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States June 08, 2012 Details
June 05, 2012 AJ Trently Lewis County, Tennessee, United States June 07, 2012 Details
April 09, 2012 Tommie Rogers Marion County, Tennessee, United States June 04, 2012 Details
May 26, 2012 BillBradford Wheeler County, Oregon, United States May 31, 2012 Details