Banded hairstreak | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Satyrium |
Species: | S. calanus
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Binomial name | |
Satyrium calanus | |
Subspecies | |
Four, see text | |
Synonyms | |
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Satyrium calanus, the banded hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
The banded hairstreak is a common hairstreak east of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It is a territorial butterfly that will challenge other butterflies invading its territory.
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Eggs are laid singly on the host plants and hatch in the spring. There is a single brood that flies early June to late August.[3]
Host plants include oak, hickory, and walnut (especially butternut).[4]