Callophrys mcfarlandi
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Sandia hairstreak is a butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of Gossamer (Lycaenidae). The species wasfirst detectedin 1958 in La Cueva Canyon near Albuquerque in New Mexico . The English name Sandia Hairstreak refers to the occurrence in the Sandia Mountains . The species epithet honors the American entomologist Noel McFarland from the University of Kansas , who was the first to recognize the individuality of the species.
Sandia hairstreak is the official state butterfly of US -amerikanischen State of New Mexico
description
butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is 29 to 32 millimeters. On the upper side, all wings are unmarked brown, with the females mostly slightly reddish dust. The underside of the forewings is reddish, in the submarginal region yellowish to greenish. The drawing of the underside of the hind wings is typical of the species: the root and middle regions are green and are delimited by a black and immediately following white transverse line. In the greenish submarginal region there is often a black row of dots. The hem is formed from a tight white and black line. There is a short tip at the tornus . The antennae are alternately ringed black and white and have a bulb-shaped tip.
Caterpillar
Adult caterpillars appear glassy. They have a whitish, yellowish, greenish or pink basic color and are darker marbled.
Similar species
Callophrys mcfarlandi is unmistakable due to the typical drawing elements. For example, the green hairstreak ( Callophrys rubi ), which is widespread in Europe, Asia and North Africa, has strong green scales on the underside of the wing and only shows a broken white transverse line on the underside of the hind wing. Other North American Callophrys species are also less clearly marked.
distribution and habitat
Callophrys mcfarlandi occurs in New Mexico , as well as in the southeast of Colorado , in the west of Texas and the border area with Mexico , especially in Chihuahua . The species prefers to live in dry, mountainous landscapes.
Way of life
The moths form several generations per year, which can be found in the north from February to June and in the south from February to August. You visit different flowers to take in nectar. The flowers and fruits of the asparagus family (Agavaceae), for example Nolina microcarpa , Nolina erumpens ssp. compacta and Nolina texana . The pupae overwinter.
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Insects of New Mexico http://atoztheusa.blogspot.de/2013/03/new-mexico-state-insect.html
- ↑ Official State Butterflies http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_butterflies.htm
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Callophrys-mcfarlandi
- ^ Caterpillar at "Butterflies of America" http://butterfliesofamerica.com/callophrys_mcfarlandi_immatures.htm
- ↑ Distribution http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/callophrys/index.html#mcfarlandi
- ↑ a b c James A. Scott: The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1986, ISBN 0-8047-2013-4 , pp. 372/373
literature
- James A. Scott: The Butterflies of North America , Stanford University Press, Stanford CA., 1992, ISBN 0-8047-2013-4 , pp. 372/373
Web links
- eol.org - Encyclopedia of Life
- butterfliesofamerica - Butterflies of America