Summary ⁴

The Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western North America, from British Columbia south through California into Baja California and east through northern Arizona to northern New Mexico, Colorado and Montana.

North American Ecology (US and Canada) ⁵

Satyrium saepium is resident of the western United states, into southern British Columbia (Scott 1986). Habitats are chaparral and pine woodland. Host plants are shrubs largely restricted to one genus, Caenothus (Rhamnaceae). Eggs are laid on the host plant singly. Individuals overwinter as eggs. There is one flight each year with the approximate flight time depending on location: July15-Aug in Colorado, late May-early Sep from Washington to n. Calif., late May-July31 in s. Calif. (Scott 1986).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Robert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/44055945@N06/7518828308/
2. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken-ichi/8757342316/
3. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8086030@N03/5087659428
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyrium_saepium
5. Adapted by Ken-ichi Ueda from a work by (c) Leslie Ries, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/19607016

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CalPhotos
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Moth Photographers Group
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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