Half-moon hairstreak (Satyrium semiluna) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 15

Biographical summary of report writers and Collections examined

Biographical summary of report writers

Norbert Kondlais a graduate of the University of Calgary. He has been actively researching butterflies in western Canada for 33 years. He has authored and co-authored numerous papers and reports on the butterflies of this area. These include status assessments for all butterflies in British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as a report on butterflies of conservation interest in Alberta. He has also co-authored one book on butterflies and contributed to several others. Norbert has personal field experience with Satyrium semiluna in British Columbia, Alberta, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.

Crispin Guppy is a graduate (B.Sc., M.Sc.) of the University of British Columbia. He has been actively researching butterflies in British Columbia for 33 years and has authored and co-authored numerous papers and reports on the butterflies of this area. These include status assessments for all butterflies in British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. He has conducted many inventory projects in British Columbia for butterflies of conservation concern and their habitats. He has co-authored the book Butterflies of British Columbia (2001), and edited two books on Russian butterflies. He has personal field experience with Satyrium semiluna in British Columbia.

Collections examined

The following collections were found to contain specimens of the Half-moon Hairstreak:

Canadian National Collection
Crispin Guppy
Gerald Hilchie
Norbert Kondla
Oregon State University
Royal British Columbia Museum

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