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Hedgerow Hairstreak

Satyrium saepium

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Field Notes

Description:

Brown butterfly with a post median band and a blue patch on the hind wing at the tail.

Habitat:

On Buckwheat in chaparral. Found in the western US and Canada.

Reference Links:

Species Satyrium saepium - Hedgerow Hairstreak - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedJune 6, 2014

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