Satyrium behrii
| Behr's hairstreak | |
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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. behrii |
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| Satyrium behrii (W.H. Edwards, 1870)[1] | |
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Satyrium behrii, the Behr's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America from western Texas north and west through New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California to British Columbia.[2]
The wingspan is 24–32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[2] Its habitats include dry slopes and canyons. Adults feed on flower nectar.[3]
The larvae feed on Purshia tridentata,[4]Purshia glandulosa and Cercocarpus montanus.[3]
Subspecies
- S. b. behrii
- S. b. columbia (McDunnough, 1944)
- S. b. crossi (Field, 1938)
References
- ^ Satyrium at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ a b Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
- ^ Behr's hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada
External links
- Behr's hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada
