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. and Washington state. Subspecies C. r. plicataria is known as Barry's hairstreak.
The wingspan is.
The larvae of subspecies M. r. rosneri feed on western red cedar, while the larvae of subspecies M. r. plicataria feed on Rocky Mountain juniper.

Subspecies

  • M. r. rosneriRosner's hairstreak
  • M. r. plicataria Barry's hairstreak

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.