| Banded Hairstreak | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Satyrium |
| Species: | S. Calanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Satyrium calanus (Hübner, 1809) |
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The Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
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.
Eggs are laid singly on the host plants and hatch in the spring. Host plants include black oak and hickory. There is a single brood which flies early June to late August.[1]