''Satyrium polingi'', or Poling's hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by

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and

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in 1926. It is found in North America from southern New Mexico and western Texas south to north-eastern Mexico. The habitat consists of oak woodlands. The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar. The larvae feed on the leaves, buds, and male catkins of '' Quercus emoryi'' and gray oak.''Butterflies and Moths of North America''
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Subspecies

*''Satyrium polingi polingi'' (Texas) *''Satyrium polingi organensis'' (Ferris, 1980) (New Mexico)

References

Butterflies described in 1926 Satyrium (butterfly) Lycaenidae of South America {{Eumaeini-stub