Taxonomic Swap 18647 (Committed on 2016-12-23)

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Taxonomic Swap 18647 (Committed on 2016-12-23)

According to Pelham, http://butterfliesofamerica.com/US-Can-Cat.htm, this taxon should be in the genus Icaricia, not Plebejus

Will also require these swaps:
Plebejus icarioides albihalos -> Icaricia icarioides albihalos
Plebejus icarioides argusmontana -> Icaricia icarioides argusmontana
Plebejus icarioides blackmorei -> Icaricia icarioides blackmorei
Plebejus icarioides austinorum -> Icaricia icarioides austinorum
Plebejus icarioides eosierra -> Icaricia icarioides eosierra
Plebejus icarioides fenderi -> Icaricia icarioides fenderi
Plebejus icarioides fulla -> Icaricia icarioides fulla
Plebejus icarioides icarioides -> Icaricia icarioides icarioides
Plebejus icarioides inyo -> Icaricia icarioides inyo
Plebejus icarioides lycea -> Icaricia icarioides lycea
Plebejus icarioides missionensis -> Icaricia icarioides missionensis
Plebejus icarioides montis -> Icaricia icarioides montis
Plebejus icarioides moroensis -> Icaricia icarioides moroensis
Plebejus icarioides panamintina -> Icaricia icarioides panamintina
Plebejus icarioides parapheres -> Icaricia icarioides parapheres
Plebejus icarioides pardalis -> Icaricia icarioides pardalis
Plebejus icarioides pembina -> Icaricia icarioides pembina
Plebejus icarioides pheres -> Icaricia icarioides pheres
Plebejus icarioides santana -> Icaricia icarioides santana

And why not make these ssp while I'm at it:
Icaricia icarioides evius
Icaricia icarioides atascadero
Icaricia icarioides helios
Icaricia icarioides sacre
Icaricia icarioides nigrafem
Icaricia icarioides buchholzi

Source: A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the... (Citation) | Group : Plebejus icarioides swap

Move children to output? Yes

Added by loarie on December 21, 2016 09:47 PM | Committed by loarie on December 23, 2016

Plebejus icarioides 59164
0 observations Inactive

replaced with

Icaricia icarioides 520457
7494 observations Active

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Also thoughts on this one (and descendant ssp) @robberfly, @greglasley, @nlblock, @kueda? Again iNat is supposed to be following http://butterfliesofamerica.com/US-Can-Cat.htm

Posted by loarie over 7 years ago

It's been my understanding with all my projects on this Endangered creature that
both are accepted. No one, even US Fish & Wildlife will commit to one or the other.

Posted by robberfly over 7 years ago

thanks @robberfly - so no objection to falling in line with Pelham to make things simpler (ie comitting this taxon change)?

Posted by loarie over 7 years ago

Do what you need to do. In the actual world, both are referred to. In the iNat world, one is "preferred" - not my call.

Posted by robberfly over 7 years ago

Ok - I committed this and equiv's for the ssp. http://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes?change_group=Plebejus+icarioides+swap

Posted by loarie over 7 years ago

Taxonomic Swap 18647 (Committed on 2016-12-23)

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