Satyrium californica, the California hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from British Columbia south to southern California and east to Colorado.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Satyrium |
| Species: | S. californica
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| Satyrium californica (Edwards, 1862)[1]
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The wingspan is 25–32 mm. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Eriogonum and Asclepias species.
In Canada, the larvae feed on Cercocarpus, Salix species, buckbrush (Ceanothus spp.), antelope-brush (Purshia tridentata), oaks (Quercus spp.), cherry (Prunus spp.), and saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia).[3] In California, they are noted to feed on oaks, Apocynum cannabinum, Marrubium species, Ceanothus velutinus, California buckeye, milkweed, and other plants.[4]
Adults are active April to September, depending on region. They overwinter as eggs.[4]
Subspecies
editListed alphabetically.[1]
- S. c. brashor Kondla & Scott, 2006
- S. c. californica
- S. c. cygnus (Edwards, 1871)
- S. c. obscurafacies (Austin, 1998)
- S. c. wapiti Fisher, 2006
References
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- ^ a b Satyrium, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera
- ^ California Hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ a b Shapiro, Art. "Satyrium californica | Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site". butterfly.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-02.