Satyrium polingi

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Satyrium polingi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Satyrium
Species:
S. polingi
Binomial name
Satyrium polingi
(Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Strymon polingiBarnes & Benjamin, 1926
  • Euristrymon polingi
  • Fixsenia polingi organensisFerris, 1980

Satyrium polingi, or Poling's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1926. It is found in North America from southern New Mexico and western Texas south to north-eastern Mexico. [1] The habitat consists of oak woodlands.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on the leaves, buds, and male catkins of Quercus emoryi and gray oak. [2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Satyrium polingi (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. Butterflies and Moths of North America