In 1998, due to a disagreement over the identity of the
lectotype for the species
Callophrys dumetorum, the names of both
C. dumetorum and
C. viridis were changed to
C. perplexa and
C. dumetorum respectively. In 2012,
ICZN Opinion 2291 designated a
neotype for
C. dumetorum and reverted the name changes for both species. As such, the valid name for the coastal green hairstreak is
Callophrys viridis, however many sources from 1998 to 2012 use the name
Callophrys dumetorum instead. == References ==