California Hairstreak
Satyrium californica

Specimen

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Adult



Male Upperside
male upperside


Female Upperside
female upperside
Male Underside
male underside

Female Upperside
female underside


PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
Specimen reared by Jack L. Harry from females he located.

Male Upperside- Emerged 18 May 1990
NE side of Farmington Basin, Main ridge, Davis County, Utah, Elevation 7600 feet

Male Underside - Emerged 11 July 1996
.5 miles NE Colton Guard Station 18 miles N Vernal, Uintah County, Utah - elevation 8500

Female Upperside -  Emerged 6 July 1995
.5 miles NE Colton Guard Station 18 miles N Vernal, Uintah County, Utah - elevation 8500 feet

Female Upperside -  Emerged 29 July 1995
.5 miles NE Colton Guard Station 18 miles N Vernal, Uintah County, Utah - elevation 8500 feet

Host Plant
Purshia tridentata - Bitterbrush
Cercocarpus montanus - Mountain Mahogany
Prunus virginiana - Choke Cherry
Ceanothus velutinus - Deerbrush, Mountain lilac
Amelanchier Utahensis - Serviceberry


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