Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Acadian Hairstreak
Description
Subfamily Theclinae
Hairstreaks are members of the Family Lycaenidae. Richest in tropical habitats , hairstreaks are numerous in the Americas and comprise about 1,000 species. In tropical species, the upperside of small to medium-sized adults is often iridescent blue, due to reflected light from the wing scales . However, most of the North American species are brown above. Migration is rare, but a few species (such as the Gray Hairstreak) are good long-distance colonists . Males perch to await mates, and females lay eggs singly. Caterpillars usually feed on leaves or reproductive structures of woody trees or shrubs . Interestingly, the chrysalids of several species can produce sounds between their abdominal segments, likely related to their interactions with ants . Hairstreaks typically overwinter in the egg or pupal stage.[1]
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,594 meters (0 to 8,510 feet).[2]
Taxonomy
)Similar Species
Members of the genus Satyrium
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 54 species and subspecies in this genus:
S. acaciae (Sloe Hairstreak) · S. acadica (Acadian Hairstreak) · S. acadica acadica (Acadian Hairstreak) · S. acadicum (Acadian Hairstreak) · S. auretorum (Gold-Hunter's Hairstreak) · S. auretorum fumosum (Santa Monica Mountains Hairstreak) · S. behrii (Behr's Hairstreak) · S. behrii columbia (Columbian Hairstreak) · S. calanus (Banded Hairstreak) · S. calanus albidus (Banded Hairstreak) · S. calanus calanus (Banded Hairstreak) · S. calanus falacer (Falacer Hairstreak) · S. calanus godarti (Godart's Hairstreak) · S. californica (California Hairstreak) · S. caryaevorum (Hickory Hairstreak) · S. caryaevorus (Hickory Hairstreak) · S. edwardsii (Edwards' Hairstreak) · S. favonius (Northern Hairstreak) · S. favonius autolycus (Autolycus Hairstreak) · S. favonius favonius (Southern Oak Hairstreak) · S. favonius ontario (Northern Southern Hairstreak) · S. fuliginosa (Sooty Hairstreak) · S. fuliginosa albolineatum (Sooty Hairstreak) · S. fuliginosa fuliginosa (Sooty Hairstreak) · S. fuliginosa semiluna (Semiluna Hairstreak) · S. fuliginosum (Sooty Hairstreak) · S. ilavia (Ilavia Hairstreak) · S. ilicis (Ilex Hairstreak) · S. kingi (King's Hairstreak) · S. liparops (Striped Hairstreak) · S. liparops floridensis (Sparkleberry Hairstreak) · S. liparops liparops (Striped Hairstreak) · S. liparops strigosum (Striped Hairstreak) · S. polingi (Poling's Hairstreak) · S. polingi organensis (Poling's Hairstreak) · S. pruni (Black Hairstreak) · S. saepium (Hedgerow Hairstreak) · S. saepium caliginosum (Hedgerow Hairstreak) · S. saepium latalinea (Hedgerow Hairstreak) · S. saepium okanaganum (Okanagan Hairstreak) · S. saepium rubrotenebrosum (Hedgerow Hairstreak) · S. saepium saepium (Hedgerow Hairstreak) · S. saepium subaridum (Hedgerow Hairstreak) · S. semiluna (Sagebrush Sooty Hairstreak) · S. spini (Blue-Spot Hairstreak) · S. sylvinum (Sylvan Hairstreak) · S. sylvinus (Acadian Hairstreak) · S. sylvinus dryope (Dryope Hairstreak) · S. sylvinus putnami (Putnam's Hairstreak) · S. tetra (Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak) · S. titus (Coral Hairstreak) · S. titus immaculosus (Coral Hairstreak) · S. titus occidentalis (Coral Hairstreak) · S. titus titus (Coral Hairstreak)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Alan Wormington Collection
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Canadian National Collection
- of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Donald F. Hooper Butterfly collection, Canada
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Lepidopterists Society Season Summaries 1973-1997
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Lyman Entomological Museum
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, M. Gollop Collection
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, McMaster University Collection
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, New Brunswick Museum Collection
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Norbert Kondla Collection
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Northern Forestry Centre Arthropod Collection, Edmonton
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Point Pelee National Park Collection, Canada
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Ross A. Layberry Observations
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Royal British Columbia Museum Entomology Collection
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Royal Ontario Museum: Entomology
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Royal Saskatchewan Museum Collection
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Spencer Entomological Museum
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, University of Guelph, Department of Environmental Biology
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, University of Saskatchewan
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, University of Western Ontario Collection
- Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois Natural History Survey
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3346145
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14141030
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 16161
Footnotes
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Euristrymon&search=Search [back]
- Mean = 218.980 meters (718.438 feet), Standard Deviation = 172.480 based on 877 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
