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Species Satyrium sylvinum - Sylvan Hairstreak - Hodges#4280

Sylvan Hairstreak - Satyrium sylvinum - female

Western Tailed-Blue? Actually, not! - Satyrium sylvinum

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)

Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)

Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks)

Tribe Eumaeini

Genus Satyrium

Species sylvinum (Sylvan Hairstreak - Hodges#4280)

Hodges Number

4280

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

S. sylvanus

Identification

Underwing is grayish with black postmedian spots. The blue patch doesn't have any orange on it. Only one or two orange spots near the tail.

Range

Western Canada south through California, and to New Mexico.

Habitat

Wetlands with willows.

Season

One brood, late spring to July.

Food

Larva feeds on willows.

California Hairstreak - Satyrium californicum

Print References

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Works Cited

1.	Butterflies Through Binoculars: The West : A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Western North America (Butterflies and Others Thr Jeffrey Glassberg. 2001. Oxford University Press.

2.	Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides) Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Co.

Contributed by tom murray on 22 July, 2005 - 4:41pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, David Ferguson
Last updated 3 July, 2017 - 1:30pm

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