Banded Hairstreak

Satyrium calanus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Quinten Wiegersma, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionSatyrium calanus, Wikipedia contributors

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