Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops (Leconte, 1833)
Striped Hairstreak: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/519
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Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops), a dark grayish-brown hairstreak with bold white striping on the underwing, occurs widely across Maryland. Despite its wide range, the species is seldom met with in large numbers (Brock & Kaufman, 2003). It has a univoltine flight period, from late June to early July (Butterflies of Maryland: A Biological Summary and Checklist by Lynn Davidson & Richard Smith).

Description

The extensive white striping around the darker bands, and a reddish-orange cap on the blue hindwing spot, serve to distinguish this species. Additionally, on the hindwing, the cell-end bar aligns with the upper postmedian band (Brock & Kaufman, 2003).

Where To Find

Deciduous forest and edges. Often found at nectar sources.

Relationships

Uses various plants in Ericaceae and Rosaceae as larval host plants, including Black Cherry (Prunus serotina), and hawthorn (Crataegus sp.) but also blueberries (Vaccinium sp.), oaks (Quercus sp.) and others.

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Striped hairstreak
Satyrium liparops strigosa

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Satyrium
Species:
S. liparops
Binomial name
Satyrium liparops
(Le Conte, [1833])[2]
Synonyms
  • Thecla liparops Le Conte, [1833]
  • Hesperia anacreon Fabricius, 1793
  • Thecla strigosa Harris, 1862
  • Thecla liparops pruina Scudder, 1889
  • Strymon liparops fletcheri Michener & dos Passos, 1942
  • Thecla strigosa var. liparops J. Fletcher, 1903
  • Thecla strigosa var. liparops J. Fletcher, 1904
  • Strymon liparops aliparops Michener & dos Passos, 1942

Satyrium liparops, the striped hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae described by John Eatton Le Conte in 1833. It is found in North America,[2] from the Rocky Mountains south from southern Canada to Colorado, east to Maine and south to Florida.[3]

Subspecies

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  • S. l. aliparops (Michener & dos Passos, 1942) – (Colorado, southern Alberta to Manitoba)
  • S. l. fletcheri (Michener & dos Passos, 1942) – (Manitoba, northern Ontario to Alberta)
  • S. l. floridensis Gatrelle, 2001 – (Florida)
  • S. l. liparops – (Georgia)
  • S. l. strigosa (Harris, 1862) – (Massachusetts, New England, eastern Canada)

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Satyrium liparops Striped Hairstreak". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Satyrium liparops (Le Conte, 1833)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Striped Hairstreak Satyrium liparops (Leconte, 1833) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2024-07-16.


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