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]

Satyrium favonius

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Satyrium
Species:
S. favonius
Binomial name
Satyrium favonius
(Smith, 1797)[2]
Synonyms
  • Papilio favonius Smith, 1797
  • Thecla favonius
  • Euristrymon favonius
  • Strymon favonius
  • Fixsenia favonius

The wingspan is 22–38 mm. [4]

The larvae feed on the leaves, buds and male catkins of Quercus species. The species overwinters as an egg.

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Satyrium favonius Oak Hairstreak". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Satyrium Scudder, 1876" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
  4. ^ 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.