Southern Hairstreak

Alan Wormington wormington at juno.com
Sat Nov 4 16:55:38 EST 2000


Here's another suggested name:

Look's-like-a-Banded Hairstreak !!!!

Alan Wormington

On Sat, 04 Nov 2000 15:24:27 -0500 Anne Kilmer <viceroy at gate.net> writes:
> 
> 
> "Chris J. Durden" wrote:
> > 
> > Obviously it must be called the Texas Hairstreak. *Eurystrymon 
> ontario
> > autolycus* swarms predictably in most of Texas from late April to 
> late May.
> > I really would like to see more than the published evidence to 
> convince me
> > it is conspecific with *E. favonius*.
> > .........Chris Durden
> > 
> There we go. Call it the Common-in-Texas-Rare-in-Ontario Hairstreak,
> which will incorporate part of the scientific name. 
> or call it the Snitch. Its last name, autolycus, is from a 
> Shakespearian
> character, a "snapper up of unconsidered trifles". Harry Potter fans
> will appreciate the reference to its flying habits, and then, when 
> they
> split again, urged on by Chris, you have a nice name for one of 
> them.
> The other can have favonius. 
> Cheers
> Anne Kilmer
> South Florida
> 
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