Mitoura rosneri

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Rosner's hairstreak
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Mitoura rosneri rosneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Mitoura
Species:
M. rosneri
Binomial name
Mitoura rosneri
Johnson, 1976
Synonyms
  • Mitoura (Callophrys) barryi Johnson, 1976

Mitoura rosneri, the Rosner's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America in British Columbia.[1] and Washington state. Subspecies C. r. plicataria is known as Barry's hairstreak. The wingspan is 21–27 mm (0.83–1.06 in).[1] The larvae of subspecies M. r. rosneri feed on western red cedar (Thuja plicata),[1] while the larvae of subspecies M. r. plicataria feed on Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum).

Subspecies

  • M. r. rosneri — Rosner's hairstreak (interior ranges of British Columbia)
  • M. r. plicataria Johnson, 1976 — Barry's hairstreak (Vancouver Island and Coast Range of British Columbia, Washington)

Taxonomy

Both M. r. rosneri and M. r. plicataria are often treated as subspecies of Callophrys gryneus. Callophrys barryi is a synonym of C. r. plicataria.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2021). "Mitoura rosneri (Johnson, 1976)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (in British English and Latina). doi:10.15468/39omei. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  2. ↑ "Callophrys gryneus plicataria". Butterflies of America. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

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