Hedgerow Hairstreak, Satyrium saepium provo, Male emerging, from a Female from Guardsman Pass, Salt Lake County, Utah, laid eggs on Ceanothus Velutinous on 5 September 2009.

Hedgerow Hairstreak
Satyrium saepium provo
Male Eclosure

#1 Male Inflating Wings After Emerging From Pupa

Photo of Male located 31 August 2009
Only the male Satyriums have a scent patch on the upper forewing by the leading edge.

PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
Female located 3 September 2009. Also, the "hitchhiker" found on Ceanothus velutinus near Upper Setting in the Uinta Mountains turned out to be a Satyrium saepium provo.

LOCATION: Guardsman Pass, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah
GPS: N. 40.36.567, W. 111.33.992
ELEVATION: 9152 feet

1., 2., 3. This male emerged 14 July 2010. Notice the Male has shorter tails than the females.
4. Male located at Guardsman Pass, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah
GPS: N. 40.36.567, W. 111.33.992
ELEVATION: 9152 feet

Female oviposited 5 September 2009. She was placed in a plastic sandwich container with a loose host plant and a lid with a honey- water soaked cottonball in it. The container was placed under a 100 watt lamp for and hour to one and a half hours, then in the dark for a half hour, back to the light then dark and so on. The female laid most of the eggs on the rusty colored ( apparently injured) part of the ceanothus velutinous leaves. The eggs were left out for a few days then placed in a chiffon hammock which was suspended in a solo cup container holding some water in the bottom. The solo cup was then placed in a plastic sandwich box with a solo cup of water in it and ventilation holes in both sides. This container was placed in a fridge at 40 degrees for a couple of weeks then transferred to a small fridge at 30 to 35 degrees. The goal is to keep the ova hydrated but not so wet that they rot and also to keep at a temperature near what it is in their natural habitat.

The ova were removed from hibernation 2 June 2010 when Ceanothus velutinus was available.

The larvae hatched and were fed on bouquets of Ceanothus velutinus. They ate both the flowers and the leaves but most preferred flowers.

LARVAL HOST PLANT
Wild Lilac - Ceanothus velutinus

LIFE HISTORY:
Ovum: Ova hibernate. They hatched five days after being removed from hibernation.
Larva: 25 days
Pupa: 11 - 12 days
Adult: unknown
Broods: one
Hibernation: Overwinter as ova