Sooty Hairstreak
Satyrium fuliginosum (W.H. Edwards, 1861)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: No tails. Upperside drab dark gray. Underside gray to grayish brown; forewing with a line of white-bordered dark spots which may be lacking.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/4 inches (2.5 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: Males patrol and occasionally perch to seek receptive females. Females lay eggs singly on host plant or at its base in litter.
Flight: One flight from July-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various lupines (Lupinus species) in the pea family (Fabaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Sagebrush hills, meadows, fields, road edges.
Range: Local within its range. British Columbia south to central California, east to Wyoming and northern Colorado.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Region: Trinity County, California, United States
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Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
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Region: Plumas County, California, United States
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Region: Garfield County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Clackamas County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Boise County, Idaho, United States
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Region: Crook County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Cassia County, Idaho, United States
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Region: Rich County, Utah, United States
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Region: Broadwater County, Montana, United States
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Region: Sublette County, Wyoming, United States
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Region: Okanogan County, Washington, United States
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Region: Mendocino County, California, United States
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Region: Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
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Region: Carbon County, Wyoming, United States
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Region: Grant County, Washington, United States
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Region: Placer County, California, United States
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Region: Mineral County, Nevada, United States
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Region: Grand County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Wallowa County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Teton County, Idaho, United States
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