Mitochondrial-dna-barcoding

Guides

• Callophrys gryneus siva

  Siva Juniper Hairstreak

  Callophrys gryneus siva is a subspecies of juniper hairstreak butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, native to western North America. It is one of multiple named subspecies within the polytypic species C. gryneus, a group whose taxonomic boundaries have been debated based on mitochondrial DNA barcode analysis. The subspecies is associated with juniper host plants in arid and semi-arid habitats.

  Lycaenidaejuniper-hairstreakwestern-North-Americamitochondrial-DNA-barcodingsubspecies-controversypinyon-juniper-woodland