Satyrium calanus

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Banded hairstreak
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Satyrium
Species:
S. calanus
Binomial name
Satyrium calanus
(Hübner, [1809]) [2]
Subspecies

Four, see text

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Synonyms
  • Rusticus calanusHübner, [1809]
  • Thecla calanusDyar, 1903

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

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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 Banded Hairstreak, Limerick Forest.JPG
S. c. falacer on common milkweed, Ontario, Canada

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically: [2]

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. [3]

Host plants

Host plants include oak, hickory, and walnut (especially butternut). [4]

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Satyrium calanus Banded Hairstreak". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 Satyrium calanus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. 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.
  4. 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.