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genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

''Satyrium'' contains

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

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 butterfl ...

. The species of this genus are found in the Holarctic ecozone. 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'' (Edwards, 1862) – Acadian hairstreak * ''

Satyrium auretorum ''Satyrium auretorum'', or gold-hunter's hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 specie ...

'' (Boisduval, 1852) – gold hunter's hairstreak * ''

Satyrium behrii ''Satyrium behrii'', the Behr's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America from western Texas north and west through New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California to British Columbia. The wingspan i ...

'' (Edwards, 1870) – Behr's hairstreak * '' Satyrium calanus'' (Hübner, 1809) – banded hairstreak * '' Satyrium californica'' (Edwards, 1862) – California hairstreak * ''

Satyrium caryaevorum ''Satyrium caryaevorus'', the hickory hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern North America, from southern Ontario west to Minnesota and Iowa, south in the Appalachian Mountains to eastern Tennessee. The wings ...

'' (McDunnough, 1942) – hickory hairstreak * ''

Satyrium edwardsii ''Satyrium edwardsii'', the Edwards' hairstreak, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States and in the southern parts of the Canadian provinces from Saskatchewan to Quebec.

'' (Grote and Robinson, 1867) – Edward's hairstreak * ''

Satyrium fuliginosum ''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 Au ...

'' (Edwards, 1861) – sooty hairstreak * ''

Satyrium iyonis ''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 ...

'' (Oxta and Kusunoki, 1957) * ''

Satyrium kingi ''Satyrium kingi'', or King's hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide ...

'' (Klots and Clench, 1952) – King's hairstreak * ''

Satyrium liparops ''Satyrium liparops'', the striped hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae described by John Eatton Le Conte in 1833. It is found in North America, from the Rocky Mountains south from southern Canada to Colorado, east to Maine and so ...

'' (Boisduval and Leconte, 1833) – striped hairstreak * ''

Satyrium saepium ''Satyrium saepium'', the hedgerow hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America, from British Columbia south through California into Baja California and east through northern Arizona to northern New M ...

'' (Boisduval, 1852) – hedgerow hairstreak * ''

Satyrium semiluna ''Satyrium semiluna'', known generally as the sagebrush sooty hairstreak or half-moon hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Satyrium semiluna'' is ...

'' Klots, 1930 - sagebrush sooty hairstreak or half-moon hairstreak * ''

Satyrium sylvinus The sylvan hairstreak (''Satyrium sylvinus'') is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America, from British Columbia south-east to Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico and south through California to Baja California Nor ...

'' (Boisduval, 1852) – sylvan hairstreak * ''

Satyrium tetra ''Satyrium tetra'', the mountain mahogany hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 speci ...

'' (Edwards, 1870) – mountain mahogany hairstreak * ''

Satyrium titus ''Satyrium titus'', the coral hairstreak, is a North American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Description This tailless hairstreak is brownish gray on the upper side of the wings. The underside of the hindwing has a distinct row of red-ora ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) – coral hairstreak The ''Armenia'' species group: * '' Satyrium hyrcanicum'' (Riley, 1939) – Hyrcanian hairstreak * '' Satyrium ledereri'' (Boisduval, 1848) – orange banded hairstreak The ''Nordmannia'' species group: * '' Satyrium abdominalis'' (Gerhard, 1850) – Gerhard's black hairstreak * '' Satyrium acaciae'' (Fabricius, 1787) – sloe hairstreak * '' Satyrium esculi'' (Hübner, 1804) – false ilex hairstreak * '' Satyrium eximia'' ( Fixsen, 1887) * '' Satyrium favonius'' (Smith, 1797) – southern hairstreak * '' Satyrium guichardi'' (Higgins, 1965) * '' Satyrium herzi'' (Fixsen, 1887) * '' Satyrium ilavia'' (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 ''Satyrium latior'' is a butterfly of the subfamily Lycaeninae. It was described by Johann Heinrich Fixsen in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri), northern China and Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) i ...

'' (Fixsen, 1887) * '' Satyrium myrtale'' (Klug, 1834) – Rebel's hairstreak * '' Satyrium polingi'' (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926) * ''

Satyrium pruni The black hairstreak (''Satyrium pruni'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Distribution The butterfly is native to Europe, from Scandinavia to Ukraine, and is found as far east as Mongolia, Korea and Japan. It is considered by IUCN to b ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – black hairstreak * ''

Satyrium prunoides ''Satyrium prunoides'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East (Altai, Sayan, Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri), Mongolia, north-eastern China and Korea. The larvae fe ...

'' (Staudinger, 1887) * '' Satyrium runides'' (Zhdanko, 1990) * ''

Satyrium spini ''Satyrium spini'', the blue spot hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Description ''Satyrium spini'' has frontwings reaching in males, in females. The basic color of the upperside of the wings is brownish, while the undersid ...

'' (Schiffermüller, 1775) – blue spot hairstreak * '' Satyrium tateishii'' (Matsumoto, 2006) * '' Satyrium thalia'' (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'' Staudinger, 1901 * '' Satyrium goniopterum'' Lukhtanov, 1995 * '' Satyrium lunulata'' (Erschoff, 1874) * '' Satyrium sassanides'' (Kollar,

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– whiteline hairstreak Unknown species group: * '' Satyrium armenum'' (Rebel, 1901) * '' Satyrium austrina'' (Murayama, 1943) * '' Satyrium dejeani'' (Riley, 1939) * '' Satyrium esakii'' (Shirôzu, 1941) * '' Satyrium formosana'' (Matsumura, 1910) * '' Satyrium grandis'' (Felder and Felder, 1862) * '' Satyrium inouei'' (Shirôzu, 1959) * ''

'' (Oxta & Kusunoki, 1957) * '' Satyrium jebelia'' Nakamura, 1975 * '' Satyrium kongmingi'' Murayama, 1992 * '' Satyrium kuboi'' (Chou and Tong, 1994) * '' Satyrium lais'' (Leech, 1892) * '' Satyrium mackwoodi'' (Evans, 1914) – Mackwood's hairstreak * '' Satyrium marcidus'' (Riley, 1921) * '' Satyrium mardinus'' van Oorschot, van den Brink, van Oorschot, 1985 * '' Satyrium mera'' (Janson, 1873) * '' Satyrium minshanicum'' Murayama, 1992 * '' Satyrium neoeximia'' Murayama, 1992 * '' Satyrium oenone'' Leech,

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/small> * '' Satyrium ornata'' (Leech, 1890) * '' Satyrium patrius'' (Leech, 1891) * '' Satyrium percomis'' (Leech, 1894) * '' Satyrium persimilis'' (Riley, 1939) * '' Satyrium phyllodendri'' (Elwes,

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* '' Satyrium pseudopruni'' Murayama, 1992 * '' Satyrium redae'' Bozano, 1993 * '' Satyrium rubicundula'' (Leech, 1890) * '' Satyrium siguniangshanicum'' Murayama, 1992 * '' Satyrium tanakai'' (Shirôzu, 1942) * '' Satyrium v-album'' (Oberthür, 1886) * '' Satyrium watarii'' (Matsumura, 1927) * '' Satyrium xumini'' Huang, 2001 * '' Satyrium yangi'' (Riley, 1939) * '' Satyrium volt'' (Sugiyama, 1993)

Gallery

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References

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