The species is named in honor of Thomas Turner, an expert on Jamaican butterflies who contributed to its discovery.

The area was initially known as "Lower Blackwood", and was first explored by Thomas Turner in 1834.

The village was the home of Thomas Turner (1729-1793), a local diarist, in the 18th century.

This was followed up by a deputation to the governors on 10 June 1840, led by Thomas Turner.

Thomas Turner was best man.

Thomas Turner, a shopkeeper, served as overseer in an east Sussex parish in 1757.

Thomas Turner wrote in the late 1990s that.

Later, "Thomas Turner had a dancing and fencing academy there in 1776."

Her husband, Thomas Turner, believed his wife might have been seeing Mason behind his back.

"I have to admit the village does look kind of weird right now," said Thomas Turner, Branchburg's mayor.