 "Aureoboletus mirabilis" was first described by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1912 as "Ceriomyces mirabilis", based on specimens found in Seattle, Washington.In a subsequent publication that same year, he switched the genus to "Boletus".In 1940, fungal taxonomist Rolf Singer transferred the taxon to the genus "Xerocomus"; five years later he switched it to "Boletellus".