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Thecla cygnus

Synonyms: Satyrium californica cygnus (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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. The wingspan is 25–32 mm. The upperside is brown with an orange spot on the hindwings. The outer edge of the forewings usually has row of orange spots. The underside is brown-grey with orange crescents and a postmedian band of black spots. Each hindwing has two tails. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Eriogonum and Asclepias species.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0