San Bruno elfin

Callophrys mossii bayensis

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Callophrys
Species:
C. mossii
Subspecies:
C. m. bayensis
Trinomial name
Callophrys mossii bayensis
(R. M. Brown, 1942)
Synonyms
  • Incisalia mossii bayensis

The San Bruno elfin (Callophrys mossii bayensis) is a U.S. federally listed endangered subspecies that inhabits rocky outcrops and cliffs in coastal scrub on the San Francisco Peninsula. It is endemic to this habitat in California. Its patchy distribution reflects that of its host plant, broadleaf stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium).

  1. ^ Pelham, J. P. (2008). "Callophrys mossii bayensis". NatureServe. Retrieved 17 July 2013.