Satyrium favonius, the oak hairstreak or southern hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the United States from southern New England and the Atlantic Coast south to peninsular Florida and west to central Illinois, south-eastern Colorado and the Gulf Coast.[3]
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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. favonius
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The larvae feed on the leaves, buds and male catkins of Quercus species. The species overwinters as an egg.
References edit
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Satyrium favonius Oak Hairstreak". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Satyrium Scudder, 1876" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ^ Wagner, David L.; Gagliardi, Benedict L. (September 2015). "Hairstreaks (and Other Insects) Feeding at Galls, Honeydew, Extrafloral Nectaries, Sugar Bait, Cars, and Other Routine Substrates". American Entomologist. 61 (3): 160–167. doi:10.1093/ae/tmv045. Retrieved 27 December 2022.