Source: Wikipedia
| Coral hairstreak | |
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| Nectaring on butterfly weed | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Satyrium |
| Species: | S. titus
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| Binomial name | |
| Satyrium titus (Fabricius, 1793)
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Satyrium titus, the coral hairstreak, is a North American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Description
[edit]This tailless hairstreak is brownish gray on the upper side of the wings. The underside of the hindwing has a distinct row of red-orange spots along the outer margin, but lacks the blue spot found in most hairstreaks.
Habitat
[edit]This butterfly favors brushy places, thickets, overgrown fields, open woodlands, and streamsides.
Nectar plants
[edit]The coral hairstreak is frequently seen visiting butterfly weed, but also uses New Jersey tea, dogbane and sulphur flower as nectar plants.
Host plants
[edit]Caterpillars have often been reported on feeding on the fruits of wild plums and cherries (Prunus), and have also been observed on serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) and oaks (Quercus).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Satyrium titus Coral Hairstreak". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Layberry, Ross; Hall, Peter; Lafontaine, Peter (2010). "Coral Hairstreak". Butterflies of Canada. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-15312-8.
External links
[edit]- S. titus photos, BugGuide
- S. titus photos, Cirrus Image
- S. titus info, ODNR Division of Wildlife
- Satyrium titus Wisconsin Butterflies