Checklist of North American Butterflies, 2nd Edition
Acquired:
2009-11-19
Notes:
Produced by the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Names Committee, and available online (with corrections) at http://www.naba.org/pubs/checklst.html (web page may not be identical to the printed edition)
Reference for:
Callophrys gryneus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Pelham, Jonathan P.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2008-03-15 / 2008-03-15
Article/Chapter Title:
A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40
Page(s):
xiv + 658
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0022-4324
Notes:
As noted in the Introduction, Pelham intentionally diverges from the Code's provisions on gender agreement (Articles 31 & 34), following original orthography instead
Reference for:
Callophrys gryneus
Callophrys gryneus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Callophrys gryneus: Comments
Comment:
Pelham (2008:216-218) notes of Callophrys gryneus (Hübner, 1819), "There is no easy way to accommodate the diverse opinions on the specific arrangement in this complex (e.g., K. Johnson (1978), J. Lepid. Soc. 32(1): 3-19, Scott (1986), Butts. N. Am.: 373-374, Opler (1999), Field Guide W. Butts.: 217-219, A. Warren (2005), Butts. Ore.: 125-133)"
Comment:
Pelham (2008:216-217) notes "Species-genus gender conformation is grynea"