Species

Satyrium californica (California hairstreak)

Satyrium californica. Photo: (c) Leslie Flint, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
        Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies)
        Subfamily: Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
        Tribe: Eumaeini
        Subtribe: Callophryidina
        Genus: Satyrium (Satyrid hairstreaks)
        Subgenus: Satyrium
        Species: Satyrium californica (California hairstreak)

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