Satyrium polingi
| Satyrium polingi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Satyrium |
| Species: | S. polingi |
| Binomial name | |
| Satyrium polingi (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926) | |
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Satyrium polingi, Poling's Hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Barnes & Benjamin in 1926. It is found from southern New Mexico and western Texas south to north-eastern Mexico.[1] The habitat consists of oak woodlands.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The underside of the hindwings is dark-brown with a blue tail-spot capped with orange. There is a black-edged white W-shape near the inner margin. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the leaves, buds, and male catkins of Quercus emoryi and Gray oak.[2]
Subspecies
- Satyrium polingi polingi (Texas)
- Satyrium polingi organensis (Ferris, 1980) (New Mexico)
References
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