The
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
''Satyrium'' contains
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly ...
. The species of this genus are found in the
Holarctic ecozone
The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical regio ...
. For distribution information see Further reading "Le genre ''Satyrium''".
Species
Listed alphabetically within species group.
"''Satyrium'' Scudder, 1876"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
The ''Satyrium'' species group:
* ''Satyrium acadica
''Satyrium acadica'', the Acadian hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia east to Nova Scotia and south to Idaho, Colorado, the northern Midwest, Maryland, and New Jersey.
The wings ...
'' (Edwards, 1862) – Acadian hairstreak
* '' Satyrium auretorum'' (Boisduval, 1852) – gold hunter's hairstreak
* '' Satyrium behrii'' (Edwards, 1870) – Behr's hairstreak
* '' Satyrium calanus'' (Hübner, 1809) – banded hairstreak
* '' Satyrium californica'' (Edwards, 1862) – California hairstreak
* '' Satyrium caryaevorum'' (McDunnough, 1942) – hickory hairstreak
* '' Satyrium edwardsii'' (Grote and Robinson, 1867) – Edward's hairstreak
* '' Satyrium fuliginosum'' (Edwards, 1861) – sooty hairstreak
* '' Satyrium iyonis'' (Oxta and Kusunoki, 1957)
* '' Satyrium kingi'' (Klots and Clench, 1952) – King's hairstreak
* '' Satyrium liparops'' (Boisduval and Leconte, 1833) – striped hairstreak
* '' Satyrium saepium'' (Boisduval, 1852) – hedgerow hairstreak
* '' Satyrium semiluna'' Klots, 1930 - sagebrush sooty hairstreak or half-moon hairstreak
* '' Satyrium sylvinus'' (Boisduval, 1852) – sylvan hairstreak
* '' Satyrium tetra'' (Edwards, 1870) – mountain mahogany hairstreak
* '' Satyrium titus'' (Fabricius, 1793) – coral hairstreak
The ''Armenia'' species group:
* ''Satyrium hyrcanicum
''Satyrium hyrcanicum'', the Hyrcanian hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Distribution
The range of this species is limited to mountainous areas in northeast Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of ...
'' (Riley, 1939) – Hyrcanian hairstreak
* ''Satyrium ledereri
''Satyrium ledereri'', the orange banded hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Description in Seitz
''T. ledereri'' Bsd. (73 e). Tailed or tailless, with long fringes and the anal angle of the hindwing somewhat pointed. Upperside ...
'' (Boisduval, 1848) – orange banded hairstreak
The ''Nordmannia'' species group:
* ''Satyrium abdominalis
''Satyrium abdominalis'', the Gerhard's black hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Distribution
The Gerhard's black hairstreak is a common species in Turkey.
Habitat
The Gerhard's black hairstreak prefers bushy rocky slopes ...
'' (Gerhard, 1850) – Gerhard's black hairstreak
* ''Satyrium acaciae
''Satyrium acaciae'', the sloe hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Description from Seitz
T. acaciae F. (73b). Smaller than true ''ilicis'', hardly so large as ''esculi''. Above uniformly dark
brown, the male bearing 1-3, t ...
'' (Fabricius, 1787) – sloe hairstreak
* '' Satyrium esculi'' (Hübner, 1804) – false ilex hairstreak
* ''Satyrium eximia
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' ( Fixsen, 1887)
* ''Satyrium favonius
''Satyrium favonius'', the oak hairstreak or southern hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the United States from southern New England and the Atlantic Coast south to peninsular Florida and west to central Ill ...
'' (Smith, 1797) – southern hairstreak
* '' Satyrium guichardi'' (Higgins, 1965)
* ''Satyrium herzi
''Satyrium herzi'' is a butterfly of the subfamily Lycaeninae. It was described by Johann Heinrich Fixsen in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Amur, Ussuri), north-eastern China and Korea.
The larvae feed on '' Malus mandschurica'', ''M ...
'' (Fixsen, 1887)
* ''Satyrium ilavia
''Satyrium ilavia'', the ilavia hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Satyrium ilavia'' is 4332.
References
Further reading
*
Eumaeini
Articles created by Qbugbot ...
'' (Beutenmüller, 1899)
* ''Satyrium ilicis
''Satyrium ilicis'', the ilex hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.
References
External links
Lepiforum
Satyrium (butterfly)
Butterflies described in 1779
Butterflies of Europe
{{Eumaeini-stub ...
'' (Esper, 1779) – ilex hairstreak
* '' Satyrium latior'' (Fixsen, 1887)
* ''Satyrium myrtale
''Satyrium myrtale'', the Rebel's hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
References
Satyrium (butterfly)
Butterflies described in 1834
Taxa named by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug
{{Eumaeini-stub ...
'' (Klug, 1834) – Rebel's hairstreak
* ''Satyrium polingi
''Satyrium polingi'', or Poling's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin Foster Hendrickson Benjamin (1895–1936) was an American entomologist and lepidopterist. ...
'' (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)
* '' Satyrium pruni'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – black hairstreak
* '' Satyrium prunoides'' (Staudinger, 1887)
* ''Satyrium runides
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Zhdanko, 1990)
* '' Satyrium spini'' (Schiffermüller, 1775) – blue spot hairstreak
* ''Satyrium tateishii
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Matsumoto, 2006)
* ''Satyrium thalia
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Leech, 1893)
* ''Satyrium w-album
The white-letter hairstreak (''Satyrium w-album'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Appearance and behaviour
A dark little butterfly that spends the majority of its life in the tree tops, feeding on honeydew, making it best observed thr ...
'' (Knoch, 1782) – white-letter hairstreak
The ''Superflua'' species group:
* ''Satyrium acaudata
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' Staudinger, 1901
* ''Satyrium goniopterum
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' Lukhtanov, 1995
* ''Satyrium lunulata
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Erschoff, 1874)
* ''Satyrium sassanides
''Satyrium sassanides'', the white-line hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
References
*
Satyrium (butterfly)
Butterflies of Asia
Butterflies described in 1850
{{Lycaeni ...
'' (Kollar, 849
__NOTOC__
Year 849 ( DCCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Summer – Battle of Ostia: A Saracen Arab fleet from Sardinia sets sail t ...
– whiteline hairstreak
Unknown species group:
* ''Satyrium armenum
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Rebel, 1901)
* ''Satyrium austrina
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Murayama, 1943)
* ''Satyrium dejeani
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Riley, 1939)
* ''Satyrium esakii
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Shirôzu, 1941)
* '' Satyrium formosana'' (Matsumura, 1910)
* ''Satyrium grandis
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Felder and Felder, 1862)
* ''Satyrium inouei
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Shirôzu, 1959)
* '' Satyrium iyonis'' (Oxta & Kusunoki, 1957)
* ''Satyrium jebelia
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* Satyrium (butterfly), ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* Satyrium (plant), ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the fa ...
'' Nakamura, 1975
* ''Satyrium kongmingi
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' Murayama, 1992
* ''Satyrium kuboi
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Chou and Tong, 1994)
* ''Satyrium lais
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Leech, 1892)
* ''Satyrium mackwoodi
''Satyrium mackwoodi'', the Mackwood's hairstreak, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
See also
*List of butterflies of India
The following is a list of the butterflies of India.
India has extr ...
'' (Evans, 1914) – Mackwood's hairstreak
* ''Satyrium marcidus
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Riley, 1921)
* ''Satyrium mardinus
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' van Oorschot, van den Brink, van Oorschot, 1985
* ''Satyrium mera
''Satyrium mera'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordere ...
'' (Janson, 1873)
* ''Satyrium minshanicum
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' Murayama, 1992
* ''Satyrium neoeximia
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' Murayama, 1992
* ''Satyrium oenone
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' Leech, 893
__FORCETOC__
Year 893 (Roman numerals, DCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Vladimir of Bulgaria, Vladimir, ruler (''Khan (title), khan' ...
/small>
* ''Satyrium ornata
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Leech, 1890)
* ''Satyrium patrius
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Leech, 1891)
* ''Satyrium percomis
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Leech, 1894)
* ''Satyrium persimilis
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Riley, 1939)
* ''Satyrium phyllodendri
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Elwes, 882
__NOTOC__
Year 882 ( DCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* January 20 – King Louis the Younger dies in Frankfurt. He leaves his ter ...
* ''Satyrium pseudopruni
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' Murayama, 1992
* '' Satyrium redae'' Bozano, 1993
* ''Satyrium rubicundula
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Leech, 1890)
* ''Satyrium siguniangshanicum
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' Murayama, 1992
* ''Satyrium tanakai
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Shirôzu, 1942)
* ''Satyrium v-album
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Oberthür, 1886)
* ''Satyrium watarii
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Matsumura, 1927)
* ''Satyrium xumini
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' Huang, 2001
* ''Satyrium yangi
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Riley, 1939)
* ''Satyrium volt
''Satyrium'' is the generic name of two groups of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Satyrium'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae
* ''Satyrium'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
{{Genus disambig ...
'' (Sugiyama, 1993)
Gallery
File:Lycaenidae - Satyrium ilicis.JPG, ''Satyrium ilicis
''Satyrium ilicis'', the ilex hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.
References
External links
Lepiforum
Satyrium (butterfly)
Butterflies described in 1779
Butterflies of Europe
{{Eumaeini-stub ...
''
File:Lycaenidae - Satyrium spini-1.JPG, '' Satyrium spini''
File:Banded Hairstreak, Megan McCarty120.jpg, '' Satyrium calanus''
File:Satyrium edwardsii.jpg, '' Satyrium edwardsii''
File:Northern Hairstreak.jpg, ''Satyrium favonius
''Satyrium favonius'', the oak hairstreak or southern hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the United States from southern New England and the Atlantic Coast south to peninsular Florida and west to central Ill ...
''
File:Satyrium liparops.jpg, '' Satyrium liparops''
File:Satyrium.mera.jpg, ''Satyrium mera
''Satyrium mera'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordere ...
''
File:Satyrium pruni 2.jpg, '' Satyrium pruni''
File:Hedgerow Hairstreak.jpg, '' Satyrium saepium''
File:Coral hairstreak, on butterflyweed.jpg, '' Satyrium titus''
File:WLH Julita.JPG, ''Satyrium w-album
The white-letter hairstreak (''Satyrium w-album'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Appearance and behaviour
A dark little butterfly that spends the majority of its life in the tree tops, feeding on honeydew, making it best observed thr ...
''
References
BiolibImages representing ''Satyrium''
Further reading
* ''Satyrium'' ("Le genre ''Satyrium''") provides distribution information in French Wikipedia.
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of ...
{{DEFAULTSORT:Satyrium (Butterfly)
Eumaeini
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder