Satyrium polingi: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Satyrium
Species
Satyrium polingi
Scientific Name
Satyrium polingi

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Satyrium polingi

Satyrium polingi, or Poling's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1926. It is found in North America from southern New Mexico and western Texas south to north-eastern Mexico. The habitat consists of oak woodlands.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on the leaves, buds, and male catkins of Quercus emoryi and gray oak.

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Satyrium polingi in languages:

English
Poling's Hairstreak

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