Satyrium californica
| California hairstreak | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Satyrium |
| Species: | S. californica |
| Binomial name | |
| Satyrium californica (Edwards, 1862)[1] | |
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Satyrium californica, the California hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from British Columbia south to southern California and east to Colorado.[2]
The wingspan is 25–32 mm. The upperside is brown with an orange spot on the hindwings. The outer edge of the forewings usually has row of orange spots. The underside is brown-grey with orange crescents and a postmedian band of black spots. Each hindwing has two tails. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Eriogonum and Asclepias species.
The larvae feed on Cercocarpus, Salix species, buckbrush (Ceanothus spp.), antelope-brush (Purshia tridentata), oaks (Quercus spp.), cherry (Prunus spp.), and saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia.[3]
Subspecies
Listed alpabetically.[1]
- S. c. brashor Kondla & Scott, 2006
- S. c. californica
- S. c. cygnus (Edwards, 1871)
- S. c. obscurafacies (Austin, 1998)
- S. c. wapiti Fisher, 2006
References
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- 1 2 Satyrium, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera
- ↑ California Hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada