Cyanophrys herodotus biography

• Hesperia herodotusFabricius, 1793
• Thecla herodotus
• Thecla leucaniaHewitson, 1868
• Thecla sicranaE. D. Jones, 1912
• Thecla detestaClench, 1946
• Cyanophrys circumcyanophrysd'Abrera, 1995
• Cyanophrys amyntoidesd'Abrera, 1995
• Cyanophrys sicranoidesd'Abrera, 1995
• Callophrys brazilensisd'Abrera, 1995
• Cyanophrys amyntoidesJohnson & Le Crom, 1997
• Cyanophrys distractus howeiJohnson & Le Crom, 1997
• Cyanophrys pseudocallophriaJohnson & Le Crom, 1997
• Cyanophrys descimoniJohnson & Le Crom, 1997
• Cyanophrys gigantusJohnson & Le Crom, 1997
• Cyanophrys rachelaeJohnson & Le Crom, 1997
• Plesiocyanophrys ricardoJohnson & Kruse, 1997
• Plesiocyanophrys brazilensisJohnson & Kruse, 1997
• Cyanophrys sullivaniJohnson & Kruse, 1997

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Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Cyanophrys is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by William J. Clench in 1961. The species of this genus are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.

Species

• Cyanophrys acaste(Prittwitz, 1865)
• Cyanophrys agricolor(Butler & H. Druce, 1872)
• Cyanophrys amyntor(Cramer, [1775])
• Cyanophrys argentinensis(Clench, 1946)
• Cyanophrys banosensis(Clench, 1944)
• Cyanophrys bertha(E. D. Jones, 1912)
• Cyanophrys crethona(Hewitson, 1874)
• Cyanophrys fusius(Godman & Salvin, [1887])
• Cyanophrys goodsoni(Clench, 1946)
• Cyanophrys herodotus(Fabricius, 1793)
• Cyanophrys longula(Hewitson, 1868)
• Cyanophrys miserabilis(Clench, 1946)
• Cyanophrys pseudolongula(Clench, 1944)
• Cyanophrys remus(Hewitson, 1868)
• Cyanophrys roraimiensisJohnson & Smith, 1993
• Cyanophrys veleziJohnson & Kruse, 1997

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Family: Lycaenidae

Subfamily: Theclinae

Identification: Hindwing tailed. Upperside blue; face and underside green. Hindwing with only 1 red-brown spot at lower outer margin.

Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/8 inches (2.2 - 2.9 cm).

Life History: Females lay eggs singly on flowers and flower stalks of host plants. Caterpillars feed on leaves and flowers.

Flight: Late May-late October in South Texas, throughout the year in Central America and Mexico.

Caterpillar Hosts: Various shrubs and trees in Central America and Mexico including Lantana camara, Cornutia grandifolia, Clerodendron paniculatum (Verbenaceae); Lithraea brasiliensis, Schinus molle, Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae); and Mikania (Asteraceae).

Adult Food: Flower nectar.

Habitat: Seasonally dry and wet tropical forests and neighboring edges.

Range: Brazil north through Central and South America to Sinaloa and Tamaulipas in Mexico. Rare stray to South Texas.

Conservation: Not required for rare stray.

NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especiall