Summary description from Wikipedia:

Satyrium sylvinus in languages:

English

Sylvan Hairstreak

French

porte-queue sylvestre

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Parent Taxon

• Satyrium

Sibling Taxa

• Satyrium abdominalis
• Satyrium acaciae
• Satyrium acadica
• Satyrium acaudata
• Satyrium auretorum
• Satyrium austrinum
• Satyrium behrii
• Satyrium calanus
• Satyrium californica
• Satyrium caryaevorus
• Satyrium deria
• Satyrium edwardsii
• Satyrium esakii
• Satyrium esculi
• Satyrium eximia
• Satyrium favonius
• Satyrium formosanum
• Satyrium fuliginosa
• Satyrium grandis
• Satyrium hyrcanica
• Satyrium ilavia
• Satyrium ilicis
• Satyrium inflammata
• Satyrium inouei
• Satyrium iyonis
• Satyrium jebelia
• Satyrium kingi
• Satyrium latior
• Satyrium ledereri
• Satyrium liparops
• Satyrium mackwoodi
• Satyrium marcidum
• Satyrium marcidus
• Satyrium mera
• Satyrium minshanicum
• Satyrium mirabilis
• Satyrium myrtale
• Satyrium oenone
• Satyrium ornata
• Satyrium percomis
• Satyrium persimilis
• Satyrium phyllodendri
• Satyrium polingi
• Satyrium pruni
• Satyrium prunoides
• Satyrium saepium
• Satyrium sassanides
• Satyrium semiluna
• Satyrium skrylniki
• Satyrium spini
• Satyrium sylvinus
• Satyrium tamikoae
• Satyrium tanakai
• Satyrium tetra
• Satyrium titus
• Satyrium w-album
• Satyrium watarii
• Satyrium yangi
• Satyrium zabni

Child Taxa

• Satyrium sylvinus desertorum
• Satyrium sylvinus dryope
• Satyrium sylvinus itys
• Satyrium sylvinus megapallidum
• Satyrium sylvinus nootka
• Satyrium sylvinus putnami
• Satyrium sylvinus sylvinus

Top Observation Places

• Vista
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