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title: "Juniper Hairstreak"
description: "Callophrys gryneus — Insects & spiders. Callophrys gryneus, the juniper hairstreak or olive hairstreak, is a butterfly native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/juniper-hairstreak
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Juniper Hairstreak

> Callophrys gryneus — Insects & spiders. Callophrys gryneus, the juniper hairstreak or olive hairstreak, is a butterfly native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Callophrys gryneus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 17789
- Wikidata: [Q3398888](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3398888)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84239](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84239)

## Names

- en: Juniper Hairstreak
- es: Mariposa sedosa verde de Coahuila
- fr: Porte-queue du genévrier

## Countries with the most observations

US (14846), CA (2241), MX (22)

## Summary

Callophrys gryneus, the juniper hairstreak or olive hairstreak, is a butterfly native to North America. It belongs in the family Lycaenidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callophrys_gryneus

## Photo

![Juniper Hairstreak](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/juniper-hairstreak/medium.jpg)

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208364050

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/juniper-hairstreak?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).