Satyrium behrii
Satyrium behrii, the Behr's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America from western Texas north and west through New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California to British Columbia.[2]
Behr's hairstreak | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Satyrium |
Species: | S. behrii |
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Satyrium behrii (W.H. Edwards, 1870)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 24–32 mm. The upperside is orange with wide brown borders on the forewings. The underside of the males is brown, while females are brownish white. Both have postmarginal and submarginal lines of irregular small black spots. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on Purshia tridentata[3] and Purshia glandulosa.
Subspecies
- S. b. behrii
- S. b. columbia (McDunnough, 1944)
- S. b. crossi (Field, 1938)
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References
- Satyrium at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Behr's hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada
External links
- Behr's hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada
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