Satyrium calanus

Banded hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Satyrium
Species:	S. calanus
Binomial name
	Satyrium calanus; (Hübner, [1809])[1]
Subspecies
	Four, see text
Synonyms
	Rusticus calanus Hübner, [1809]; Thecla calanus Dyar, 1903;

Satyrium calanus, the banded hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Appearance, behavior, and distribution

The banded hairstreak is a common hairstreak east of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It is a territorial butterfly that will challenge other butterflies invading its territory.

S. c. falacer on common milkweed, Ontario, Canada

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:[1]

S. c. albidus Scott, 1981
S. c. calanus
S. c. falacer (Godart, [1824])
S. c. godarti (Field, 1938)

Life cycle

Eggs are laid singly on the host plants and hatch in the spring. There is a single brood that flies early June to late August.[2]

Host plants

Host plants include oak, hickory, and walnut (especially butternut).[3]

Similar species

Edwards' hairstreak (S. edwardsii)
Hickory hairstreak (S. caryaevorum)

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References

Satyrium calanus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Nielsen, Mogens C. (1999). "Harvesters, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues". Michigan Butterflies & Skippers A Field Guide and Reference. Michigan State University Extension. p. 73. ISBN 1-56525-012-5.
Hall, Peter W.; Jones, Colin D.; Guidotti, Antonia; Hubley, Brad (2014). The ROM Field Guide to the Butterflies of Ontario. Toronto, Canada: Royal Ontario Museum. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-0-88854-497-1.

External links

Banded hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada

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[funet-1] Satyrium calanus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Nielsen, Mogens C. (1999). "Harvesters, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues". Michigan Butterflies & Skippers A Field Guide and Reference. Michigan State University Extension. p. 73. ISBN 1-56525-012-5.

[ROM_Field_Guide-3] Hall, Peter W.; Jones, Colin D.; Guidotti, Antonia; Hubley, Brad (2014). The ROM Field Guide to the Butterflies of Ontario. Toronto, Canada: Royal Ontario Museum. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-0-88854-497-1.