Mitoura rosneri

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.

Rosner's hairstreak
Mitoura rosneri rosneri
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M. rosneri
Binomial name
Mitoura rosneri
Johnson, 1976
Synonyms
  • Mitoura (Callophrys) barryi Johnson, 1976

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. rosneriRosner's hairstreak (interior ranges of British Columbia)
  • M. r. plicataria Johnson, 1976Barry'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. Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2021). "Mitoura rosneri (Johnson, 1976)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (in British English and Latin). 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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