Satyrium sylvinus

Sylvan hairstreak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Satyrium
Species:
S. sylvinus
Binomial name
Satyrium sylvinus
(Boisduval, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla sylvinus Boisduval, 1852
  • Satyrium sylvinum
  • Thecla dryope Edwards, 1870
  • Thecla putnami H. Edwards, 1877
  • Thecla putnami Scudder, 1876
  • Thecla itys Edwards, 1882
  • Strymon sylvinus desertorum Grinnell, 1917

The sylvan hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus) is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America,[1] from British Columbia south-east to Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico and south through California to Baja California Norte, Mexico.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix species.[2] The species overwinters as an egg.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[1]

  • S. s. desertorum (Grinnell, 1917) (California)
  • S. s. dryope (Edwards, 1870) (California)
  • S. s. itys (Edwards, 1882) (Arizona)
  • S. s. nootka Fisher, 1998 (British Columbia)
  • S. s. megapallidum Austin, 1998 (Nevada)
  • S. s. putnami (H. Edwards, 1877) (Utah)
  • S. s. sylvinus (California)

References

  1. ^ a b c Satyrium, funet.fi
  2. ^ Sylvan Hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada


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