Satyrium sylvinus explained

The sylvan hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus) is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America, from British Columbia south-east to Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico and south through California to Baja California Norte, Mexico.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix species.^[1] The species overwinters as an egg.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.

• S. s. desertorum (Grinnell, 1917) (California)
• S. s. dryope (Edwards, 1870) (California)
• S. s. itys (Edwards, 1882) (Arizona)
• S. s. nootka Fisher, 1998 (British Columbia)
• S. s. megapallidum Austin, 1998 (Nevada)
• S. s. putnami (H. Edwards, 1877) (Utah)
• S. s. sylvinus (California)

External links

• Sylvan Hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/species/SylvanHairstreak_e.php Sylvan Hairstreak