Celastrina humulus
| Celastrina humulus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Celastrina |
| Species: | C. humulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Celastrina humulus Scott & D. Wright, 1998 | |
Celastrina humulus, the hops azure, is a species of blue in the family Lycaenidae.[2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.[3] The main host plant is wild hops. They can change their body temperature by behaviors like basking or sitting in shade.[6] The hops azure has a mutualistic relationship with ants, called myrmecophiles.[7]
The MONA or Hodges number for Celastrina humulus is 4363.3.[5][8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Celastrina humulus". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Celastrina humulus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Celastrina humulus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ↑ "Celastrina humulus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- 1 2 "North American Moth Photographers Group, Celastrina humulus". Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ↑ Puntenney, C. P., & Schorr, R. A. (2016). Patch occupancy and habitat of the hops azure (Celastrina humulus), a rare North American endemic butterfly: Insights for monitoring and conservation. Journal of Insect Conservation,20(2), 215-222. doi:10.1007/s10841-016-9855-0
- ↑ Schorr, R. A.; Maison, R. M.; Puntenney, C. P. (1 December 2020). "Multi-year occupancy of the hops blue butterfly (Celastrina humulus): habitat patch colonization and extinction". Journal of Insect Conservation. 24 (6): 927–934. doi:10.1007/s10841-020-00264-w. ISSN 1572-9753. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ↑ Pelham J.P. "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada, rev. 2017".
Further reading
[edit]- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.