Satyrium fuliginosum, the sooty hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America from British Columbia to central California, east to Wyoming and northern Colorado.

Adults are on wing from July to August. Adults feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on Lupinus.

Subspecies

  • Satyrium fuliginosum albolineatum Mattoon & Austin, 1998
  • Satyrium fuliginosum fuliginosum
  • Satyrium fuliginosum tildenia Mattoon & Austin, 1998

References

External links

  • Sooty hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada



Satyrium spini (Forum für Naturfotografen)

Sooty Hairstreak Satyrium fuliginosum (W.H. Edwards, 1861

Satyrium acaciae LepiWiki

Satyrium fuliginosum on Lupinus sp., Genoa Peak, 8 July 2007

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