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Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Satyrium behrii, the Behr's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America from western Texas north and west through New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California to British Columbia.[3]
| Behr's hairstreak | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Satyrium |
| Species: | S. behrii |
| Binomial name | |
| Satyrium behrii (W.H. Edwards, 1870)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 24–32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.[3] Its habitats include dry slopes and canyons. Adults feed on flower nectar.[4]
The larvae feed on Purshia tridentata,[5]Purshia glandulosa and Cercocarpus montanus.[4]
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