Callophrys irus

Frosted elfin

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Callophrys
Species:
C. irus
Binomial name
Callophrys irus
(Godart, [1824])[2]

Callophrys irus, the frosted elfin, is a species of Lycaenidae that is native to North America.

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Callophrys irus Frosted Elfin". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ Frosted Elfin, Butterflies and Moths of North America