Synonym-controversy

Guides

  • Electrostrymon hugon

    Ruddy Hairstreak

    Electrostrymon hugon, commonly known as the Ruddy Hairstreak, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was described by Godart in 1824 based on a specimen from Haiti. It is currently treated as a synonym of Electrostrymon endymion by GBIF, though it remains recognized as a distinct species by other sources including NCBI and iNaturalist. The species is part of the hairstreak group within the Lycaenidae, characterized by small size and often intricate wing patterns.

  • Tabanus sublongus

    Tabanus sublongus is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae, described by Stone in 1938. The species is currently accepted in GBIF and NCBI taxonomies, though Catalogue of Life lists it as a synonym. No iNaturalist observations exist for this taxon. As a member of the genus Tabanus, it belongs to a group of large, blood-feeding flies whose females require blood meals for egg development, though species-specific biological details for T. sublongus remain undocumented in available sources.