another Common Names update

Ron Gatrelle gatrelle at tils-ttr.org
Fri Mar 29 02:32:14 EST 2002


Mike Quinn wrote

> Ron, Most people on this list probably know that I regularly give
offerings
> at the alter of common names, but I gotta tell ya that I truly believe
that
> your efforts to put common names on subspecies is basically a waste of
> time... Mike Quinn
>

By the way, since Mike feels common names for subspecies are a waste I am
sure he has (or will) contacted  naba about the following subspecies common
names - so they can get rid of them per his view.  And while he is at it, I
hope he finds out what the logic is in, and criteria for, listing only
about 15% of the subspecies and omitting the others.   He might also try to
find out why their scientific names are so messed up and out of step with
the latest taxonomic research.  (More comments at end of list.)

Pearly Marble (Euchloe hyantis)
  'California' Pearly Marble (Euchloe hyantis hyantis)
  'Desert' Pearly Marble (Euchloe hyantis lotta)

Mustard White (Pieris napi)
  'Veined' Mustard White (Pieris napi oleracea )
  'Margined' Mustard White (Pieris napi marginalis)

Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis sara) (includes thoosa and julia)
  'Pacific' Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis sara sara)
  'Stella' Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis sara stella)

Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
  'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra harfordii)

Phoebus Parnassian (Parnassius phoebus)
  'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian (Parnassius phoebus phoebus)
  'Rocky Mountain' Phoebus Parnassian (Parnassius phoebus smintheus)
  'Sierra Nevada' Phoebus Parnassian (Parnassius phoebus behri)

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
  'Desert' Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes coloro)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
  'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon bairdii)
  'Oregon' Swallowtail (Papilio machaon oregonius)

Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cupreus)
  'Snow's' Lustrous (Copper Lycaena cupreus snowi)

Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
  'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus ferrisi)

 Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas)
    'Maine' Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas claytoni)
    'Salt Marsh' Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas dospassosi)

 Oak Hairstreak   (Satyrium favonius)
     'Southern' Oak Hairstreak   (Satyrium favonius favonius)
     'Northern' Oak Hairstreak   (Satyrium favonius ontario)

Bramble Hairstreak  (Callophrys dumetorum)
  'Bramble' Bramble Hairstreak  (Callophrys dumetorum dumetorum)
  'Coastal' Bramble Hairstreak   (Callophrys dumetorum viridis)
  'Canyon' Bramble Hairstreak  (Callophrys dumetorum apama)
  'Immaculate' Bramble Hairstreak  (Callophrys dumetorum affinis)

Sheridan's Hairstreak      (Callophrys sheridanii)
  'White-lined' Sheridan's Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii sheridanii)
  'Desert' Sheridan's Hairstreak    (Callophrys sheridanii comstocki)
  'Alpine' Sheridan's Hairstreak   (Callophrys sheridanii lemberti)

Juniper Hairstreak   (Callophrys gryneus)
  'Olive' Juniper Hairstreak    (Callophrys gryneus gryneus)
  'Sweadner's' Juniper Hairstreak     (Callophrys gryneus sweadneri)
  'Siva' Juniper Hairstreak   (Callophrys gryneus siva)
  'Nelson's' Juniper Hairstreak        (Callophrys gryneus nelsoni)
  'Muir's' Juniper Hairstreak      (Callophrys gryneus muiri)
  'Loki' Juniper Hairstreak     (Callophrys gryneus loki)
  'Thorne's' Juniper Hairstreak    (Callophrys gryneus thornei)

Spring Azure   (Celastrina ladon)
  'Spring' Spring Azure        (Celastrina ladon ladon)
  'Edward's' Spring Azure      (Celastrina ladon violacea)
  'Cherry Gall' Spring Azure        (Celastrina ladon ssp.)
  'Atlantic' Spring Azure      (Celastrina ladon idella)
  'Hops' Spring Azure        (Celastrina ladon humulus)
  'Manitoba' Spring Azure        (Celastrina ladon argentata)
  'Summer' Spring Azure       (Celastrina ladon neglecta)

Melissa Blue   Lycaeides melissa
 'Karner' Melissa Blue      (Lycaeides melissa samuelis)

Boisduval's Blue   Plebejus icarioides)
 'Mission' Boisduval's Blue    (Plebejus icarioides missionensis)

Arctic Blue   (Agriades glandon)
  'Glandon' Arctic Blue    (Agriades glandon glandon)
  'Mountain' Arctic Blue   (Agriades glandon franklinii)
  'Sierra' Arctic Blue   (Agriades glandon podarce)

Rawson's Metalmark (Calephelis rawsoni)
  'Rawson's' Rawson's Metalmark    (Calephelis rawsoni rawsoni)
  'Freeman's' Rawson's Metalmark   (Calephelis rawsoni freemani)

Nais Metalmark   (Apodemia nais)
  'Nais' Nais Metalmark    (Apodemia nais nais)
  'Chisos' Nais Metalmark   (Apodemia nais chisosensis)

Texan Crescent    (Phyciodes texana)
  'Texan' Texan Crescent    (Phyciodes texana texana)
  'Seminole' Texan Crescent   (Phyciodes texana seminole)

Atlantis Fritillary    (Speyeria atlantis)
  'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary   (Speyeria atlantis atlantis)
  'Hesperis' Atlantis Fritillary   (Speyeria atlantis hesperis)
  'Southwestern' Atlantis Fritillary   (Speyeria atlantis nausicaa)

Astarte Fritillary   (Boloria astarte)
  'Distinct' Astarte Fritillary  (Boloria astarte distincta)

******************************

I'll end the list here - as there is more.  There is certainly no logical
format in this list.  Just look at these last two entries.  If there was a
format it would look like the following and not the above.

Atlantis Fritillary    (Speyeria atlantis)
  'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary   (Speyeria atlantis atlantis)
   etc.

then

Astarte Fritillary   (Boloria astarte)
  'Astarte Asertate Fritillary  (Boloria astarte astarte)
  'Distinct' Astarte Fritillary  (Boloria astarte distincta)

And then we have this

Red-spotted Admiral   (Limenitis arthemis)
  White Admiral      (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
  Red-spotted Purple   (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)

 Perhaps the person who typed in Bramble Bramble Hairstreak and Atlantis
Atlantis Fritillary  st-st-studder.  Just trying to find the format and
logic.

Ron

PS  NABA (or Jeff?) can have their (his?) list any way they want it - it
matters not to me.  It does matter when I seen hypocrisy - which is all
that Mikes post is.




 
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