Celastrina humulus
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| Celastrina humulus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Celastrina |
| Species: | C. humulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Celastrina humulus Scott & D. Wright, 1998
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Celastrina humulus, the hops azure, is a species of blue in the family Lycaenidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2] The main host plant is wild hops. They can change their body temperature by behaviors like basking or sitting in shade.[5] The hops azure has a mutualistic relationship with ants, called myrmecophiles.[6]
The MONA or Hodges number for Celastrina humulus is 4363.3.[4][7]
References
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- ^ 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
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Further reading
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