Satyrium acadica

Acadian hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Satyrium
Species: S. acadica
Binomial name
Satyrium acadica
(W. H. Edwards, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Strymon acadica
  • Thecla acadica
  • Satyrium acadicum
  • Strymon souhegan Whitney, 1868
  • Strymon muskoka Watson & Comstock, 1920
  • Strymon swetti Watson & Comstock, 1920
  • Strymon coolinensis Watson & Comstock, 1920
  • Strymon montanensis Watson & Comstock, 1920

Satyrium acadica, the Acadian hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from British Columbia east to Nova Scotia and south to Idaho, Colorado, the northern Midwest, Maryland, and New Jersey.[2]

The wingspan is 29–38 mm. There is one tail on each hindwing. The upperside is brown-grey, while the underside of the hindwings is grey. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year. They feed on flower nectar of various flowers.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix species, including Salix nigra and Salix sericea. The species overwinters as an egg.

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Satyrium, funet.fi
  2. ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America

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