Groundstreaks
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Calycopis
groundstreaks, hairstreaks
Calycopis is a genus of small butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, commonly known as groundstreaks or hairstreaks. The genus contains numerous species distributed across the Neotropical and Nearctic realms. A controversial taxonomic revision by Kurt Johnson in 1991 proposed extensive splitting of the genus, but most modern authors reject these changes as unjustified. Species within Calycopis are typically associated with forest edges and disturbed habitats where their larval host plants occur.