''Satyrium edwardsii'', the Edwards' hairstreak, is a species of butterfly in the family

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. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States and in the southern parts of the Canadian provinces from

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.Edwards' Hairstreak
Butterflies of Canada Larvae feed on ''

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'' species, including '' Q. ilicifolia'' The Edward's hairstreak is an endangered species, and one of the places to find them is at

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, in the prairie area.

References

*R. P. Webster and M. C. Nielsen (1984). Myrmecophily in the Edward's hairstreak butterfly Satyrium edwardsii (Lycaenidae). ''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society'' 38(2):124–133. Butterflies of North America Satyrium (butterfly) Taxa named by Augustus Radcliffe Grote Taxa named by Coleman Townsend Robinson Butterflies described in 1867 {{Eumaeini-stub