Satyrium semiluna

Satyrium semiluna, known generally as the sagebrush sooty hairstreak or half-moon hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Satyrium semiluna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Satyrium
Species:
S. semiluna
Binomial name
Satyrium semiluna
Klots, 1930

The MONA or Hodges number for Satyrium semiluna is 4277.1.[4]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Satyrium semiluna:

  • Satyrium semiluna maculadistinctum Mattoon & Austin in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Satyrium semiluna semiluna Klots, 1930

References

  1. "Satyrium semiluna Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Satyrium semiluna". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Satyrium semiluna". Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading


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