Satyrium calanus

Banded hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Satyrium
Species:	S. calanus
Binomial name
	Satyrium calanus; (Hübner, [1809])[1]
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.

S. c. falacer on common milkweed, Ontario, Canada

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:[1]

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.[2]

Host plants

Host plants include oak, hickory, and walnut (especially butternut).[3]

Similar species

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

References

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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[funet-1] Satyrium calanus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] 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-3] 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.