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Lepidoptera Taxonomy

I was going to move a photo someone posted to the guide. It used to be called Rosner's Hairstreak (Callophrys rosneri), but is now called Cedar Hairstreak (Mitouri rosneri). I didn't if I should make a new genus, Mitouri, or if I should just put it as Rosner's and make the species rosneri under Callophrys. Here is the photo I am going to move.

M. Roth
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Contributed by Matthew Roth on 9 June, 2005 - 4:19pm
Last updated 13 June, 2005 - 7:47pm

Changed title and moved to this forum
Thanks to the Balaban's for the suggestion.
… Troy Bartlett, 13 June, 2005 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

Taxonomy
Someone should be able to tell you what authority we are using for Butterfly taxonomy. We didn't find anything identified on the Taxonomy Forum. Just wanted to suggest that whatever is recommended, we would think you should move both images, the one in ID Req and the one in Callophrys. Thanks.
… john and jane balaban, 9 June, 2005 - 5:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Taxonomy
I didn't know there was a taxonomy forum. I should have posted it there. Anyway, I guess I will put both photos under Rosner's Hairstreak, since the correct genus already exists.
… Matthew Roth, 10 June, 2005 - 8:29am login or register to post comments

 
Butterfly taxonomy
I've been organizing the butterflies according to the taxonomy in Opler and Warren's butterfly list for North America. You can download a copy (an 83 page PDF) from here. Of course taxonomy is always changing, especially in a group such as the butterflies, but that list is probably the best available. It keeps all of the subdivisions of Callophrys s.l. as subgenera rather than genera. It also treats C. rosneri as part of C. nelsoni, although some other sources (eg. the Butterflies of Canada) treat it as a distinct species. There are many taxonomic problems in this genus, especially in the west.
… Joel Kits, 13 June, 2005 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

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