Satyrium semiluna
Satyrium semiluna | |
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Satyrium semiluna (female) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Satyrium |
Species: | S. semiluna
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Binomial name | |
Satyrium semiluna Klots, 1930
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Satyrium semiluna, known generally as the sagebrush sooty hairstreak or half-moon hairstreak, is a species of
Formerly included in
The range of Satyrium semiluna is similar to that Satyrium behrii but does not extend as far south. Satyrium semiluna larvae feed on lupines, e.g., Lupinus sericeus and Lupinus lepidus.[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
- ^ "Satyrium semiluna Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Satyrium semiluna". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Satyrium semiluna species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Satyrium fuliginosa], in which this one was formerly included ... its habitat, host plant lupines, and flight period largely overlap with those of the Boisduval's Blue, so its likeness to that butterfly is all the more striking. Even still, the butterfly does have its own look. Perch awhile by a patch of woolly sunflowers with both species nectaring, and you will soon detect the distinctive traits of each. The Halfmoon can look much like a female Boisduval's Blue that has been rubbed below, and they both frequent lupines, but practice will give you the eye for it. Less ubiquitous than that blue and not often as numerous, the subtly lovely Halfmooon Hairstreak is always a special find.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Satyrium semiluna". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). .