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The Behr's Hairstreak (''Satyrium behrii'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western North America from western Texas north and west through New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California to British Columbia.〔(Butterflies and Moths of North America )〕 The wingspan is 24–32 mm. The upperside is orange with wide brown borders on the forewings. The underside of the males is brown, while females are brownish-white. Both have postmarginal and submarginal lines of irregular small black spots. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year. Adults feed on flower nectar. The larvae feed on ''Purshia tridentata''〔(Behr's hairstreak ), Butterflies of Canada〕 and ''Purshia glandulosa''. ==Subspecies== *''S. b. behrii'' *''S. b. columbia'' (McDunnough, 1944) *''S. b. crossi'' (Field, 1938) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Satyrium behrii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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