• Source: Satyrium sylvinus

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. 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)




References






External links


Sylvan Hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Satyrium sylvinus
• Satyrium (butterfly)
• List of butterflies of Mexico
• List of butterflies of North America (Lycaenidae)