Satyrium calanus

Banded hairstreak
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Satyrium
Species:	S. calanus
Binomial name
	Satyrium calanus; (Hübner, [1809])
Subspecies
	Four, see text
Synonyms
	Rusticus calanus Hübner, [1809]; Thecla calanus Dyar, 1903;

Satyrium calanus, the banded hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Appearance, behavior, and distribution

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.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:^[2]

S. c. albidus Scott, 1981
S. c. calanus
S. c. falacer (Godart, [1824])
S. c. godarti (Field, 1938)

Life cycle

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

Host plants include oak, hickory, and walnut (especially butternut).^[4]

Similar species

Edwards' hairstreak (S. edwardsii)
Hickory hairstreak (S. caryaevorum)

References

^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Satyrium calanus Banded Hairstreak". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b Satyrium calanus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Nielsen, Mogens C. (1999). "Harvesters, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues". Michigan Butterflies & Skippers A Field Guide and Reference. Michigan State University Extension. p. 73. ISBN 1-56525-012-5.
^ Hall, Peter W.; Jones, Colin D.; Guidotti, Antonia; Hubley, Brad (2014). The ROM Field Guide to the Butterflies of Ontario. Toronto, Canada: Royal Ontario Museum. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-0-88854-497-1.

External links

Banded hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada

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[1] "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Satyrium calanus Banded Hairstreak". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[funet-2] Satyrium calanus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[3] Nielsen, Mogens C. (1999). "Harvesters, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues". Michigan Butterflies & Skippers A Field Guide and Reference. Michigan State University Extension. p. 73. ISBN 1-56525-012-5.

[ROM_Field_Guide-4] Hall, Peter W.; Jones, Colin D.; Guidotti, Antonia; Hubley, Brad (2014). The ROM Field Guide to the Butterflies of Ontario. Toronto, Canada: Royal Ontario Museum. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-0-88854-497-1.

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