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.
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| Mitoura rosneri rosneri | |
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| Species: | M. rosneri
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| Mitoura rosneri Johnson, 1976
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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 edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Callophrys gryneus plicataria". Butterflies of America. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
External links edit
- Callophrys rosneri, Butterflies and Moths of North America