Overview
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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Poling's Hairstreak
Description
Family Lycaenidae
'The Lycaenidae are members
of the Superfamily
Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Worldwide in distribution, this family
has approximately 4,700 species that are unevenly distributed. Coppers are especially dominant in north temperate regions
, blues are richest
in the Old World tropics and north temperate
zones, and hairstreaks are particularly abundant in New World tropics. The adults
are typically small to tiny and often brilliantly colored--iridescent blues, bright reds, and oranges. Adults of both sexes have three pairs of walking legs
, though most males have fused segments in their front legs. Most adults visit flowers for nectar, but some harvesters feed
on wooly aphid honeydew and some hairstreaks feed on aphid honeydew or bird droppings. Females lay
single, sea
urchin shaped eggs
on host leaves or flower buds; the resulting caterpillars are typically slug-shaped. In many species, caterpillars depend on ants
for protection, so caterpillars produce
sugary secretions that are collected by the ants. Most species overwinter in either the egg or pupal stage.
'[1]
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.[2]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
()
- Superorder:
Amphiesmenoptera
()
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Butterflies and Moths
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
()
- Family:
Lycaenidae
()
- Gossamer Winged Butterflies
- Family:
Lycaenidae
(
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Superorder:
Amphiesmenoptera
(
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Satyrium
There are approximately 87 species in this genus:
S. abdominalis · S. acaciae (Sloe Hairstreak) · S. acadica (Acadian Hairstreak) · S. acadica acadica (Acadian Hairstreak) · S. acadicum (Acadian Hairstreak) · S. acutirostrum · S. albidum · S. album · S. anthropophora · S. aphyllum · S. auretorum (Gold-Hunter's Hairstreak) · S. auretorum fumosum (Santa Monica Mountains Hairstreak) · S. auretorum spadix · S. behrii (Behr's Hairstreak) · S. behrii behrii · S. behrii columbia (Columbian Hairstreak) · S. borealis · 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. californicum · S. caryaevorum (Hickory Hairstreak) · S. caryaevorus (Hickory Hairstreak) · S. ciliatum · S. colliferum · S. edwardsii (Scrub-Oak Hairstreak) · S. esculi · 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. henryi · S. hircinum · S. ilavia (Ilavia Hairstreak) · S. ilicis (Ilex Hairstreak) · S. immaculata · S. inorata · S. kassnerianum · S. kingi (King's Hairstreak) · S. ledereri · S. liparops (Striped Hairstreak) · S. liparops aliparops · S. liparops fletcheri · S. liparops floridensis (Sparkleberry Hairstreak) · S. liparops liparops (Striped Hairstreak) · S. liparops strigosum (Striped Hairstreak) · S. myrtale · S. nepalense · S. nuttii · S. polingi (Poling's Hairstreak) · S. polingi organensis (Poling's Hairstreak) · S. pruni (Black Hairstreak) · S. repens · S. rhynchantoides · S. sacculatum · 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. stolzii · S. suasa · S. sylvinum (Sylvan Hairstreak) · S. sylvinus (Acadian Hairstreak) · S. sylvinus dryope (Dryope Hairstreak) · S. sylvinus megapallidum · S. sylvinus putnami (Putnam's Hairstreak) · S. sylvinus sylvinus · S. tetra (Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak) · S. titus (Coral Hairstreak) · S. titus immaculosus (Coral Hairstreak) · S. titus occidentalis (Coral Hairstreak) · S. titus titus (Coral Hairstreak) · S. w-album · S. wittfeldi
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Identifiers
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IILEPE9032
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 171537
