Satyrium polingi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Satyrium |
| Species: | S. polingi
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| Satyrium polingi | |
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Satyrium polingi, or Poling's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1926. It is found in North America from southern New Mexico and western Texas south to north-eastern Mexico.[1] The habitat consists of oak woodlands.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The underside of the hindwings is dark brown with a blue tail spot capped with orange. There is a black-edged white W shape near the inner margin. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the leaves, buds, and male catkins of Quercus emoryi and gray oak.[2]
Subspecies
- Satyrium polingi polingi (Texas)
- Satyrium polingi organensis (Ferris, 1980) (New Mexico)
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Satyrium polingi (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America