Satyrium fuliginosum explained

Satyrium fuliginosum, the sooty hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America from British Columbia to central California, east to Wyoming and northern Colorado.^[1]

Adults are on wing from July to August. Adults feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on Lupinus.

Subspecies

• Satyrium fuliginosum albolineatum Mattoon & Austin, 1998
• Satyrium fuliginosum fuliginosum
• Satyrium fuliginosum tildenia Mattoon & Austin, 1998

External links

• Sooty hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada

Notes and References

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Satyrium-fuliginosum Butterflies and Moths of North America