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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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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).
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]
Rosner'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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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).
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]