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''Satyrium californica'', the California hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from British Columbia south to southern California and east to Colorado.〔(Butterflies and Moths of North America collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera )〕 The wingspan is 25–32 mm. The upperside is brown with an orange spot on the hindwings. The outer edge of the forewings usually has row of orange spots. The underside is brown-grey with orange crescents and a postmedian band of black spots. Each hindwing has two tails. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including ''Eriogonum'' and ''Asclepias'' species. The larvae feed on ''Cercocarpus'', ''Salix'' species, buckbrush (''Ceanothus'' spp.), antelope-brush (''Purshia tridentata''), oaks (''Quercus'' spp.), cherry (''Prunus'' spp.), and saskatoon (''Amelanchier alnifolia''.〔(California Hairstreak ), Butterflies of Canada〕 ==Subspecies== Listed alpabetically.〔 *''S. c. brashor'' Kondla & Scott, 2006 *''S. c. californica'' *''S. c. cygnus'' (Edwards, 1871) *''S. c. obscurafacies'' (Austin, 1998) *''S. c. wapiti'' Fisher, 2006 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Satyrium californica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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