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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Hairstreaks (Theclinae) » Eumaeini » Satyrium » Hedgerow Hairstreak - Hodges#4288 (Satyrium saepium)

Species Satyrium saepium - Hedgerow Hairstreak - Hodges#4288

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 saepium (Hedgerow Hairstreak - Hodges#4288)
Hodges Number
4288
Size
25-32mm
Identification
Underwing brown with dark postmedian band, often with pale cell end bars, blue patch near tail, and no orange.
Range
British Columbia, through California, to Colorado, and Montana.
Habitat
Chaparral, open pine or oak woodlands.
Season
One brood, LC-A April-September, with peak flight July-August.
Food
Ceanothus (buckthorn)
Life Cycle
Overwinters as an egg.
Print References
(1) (2)
Internet References
range map and pictures
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 26 July, 2005 - 7:16pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 2 July, 2017 - 7:48am

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