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Taxonomy of Genus Satyrium Scudder, 1876
Satyr Orchids, Satyres, Satyrid Hairstreaks


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
1005
38169
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
348
13640
Genera
Species
TribeEumaeini
Doubleday, 1847
Eumaeinine Hairstreaks
137
3608
Genera
Species
SubtribeEumaeina
E. Doubleday, 1847
96
3049
Genera
Species
GenusSatyrium
Scudder, 1876
Satyr Orchids, Satyres, Satyrid Hairstreaks
290Species
Subnodes of Satyrium Scudder, 1876
SubgenusSatyrium (Fixsenia)
Tutt, 1907
Poling’s Hairstreak
9Species
SubgenusSatyrium (Satyrium)
Scudder, 1876
Atlantic hairback fiddler, Hairback fiddler
83Species
SpeciesSatyrium abdominalis Gerhard, 1850
Gerhard´s Black Hairstreak
1Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium acaciae Fabricius, 1787
Sloe Hairstreak
5Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium acadicum W. H. Edwards, 1862  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica
Acadian hairstreak
4Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium acadium  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica
SpeciesSatyrium acaudata Staudinger, 1901
SpeciesSatyrium adenostoma S.H. Scudder, 1876  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) tetra
SpeciesSatyrium adenostomatis H. Edwards, 1877  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) tetra
SpeciesSatyrium aenone Leech, , 1893
SpeciesSatyrium aesculi
SpeciesSatyrium aeto Zhdanko, 1996
SpeciesSatyrium alcestis
SpeciesSatyrium armena Rebel, 1901
SpeciesSatyrium armenum Rebel, 1901
SpeciesSatyrium austrina Murayama, 1943
SpeciesSatyrium austrinum Murayama, 1943
SpeciesSatyrium austrinus Murayama, 1943
SpeciesSatyrium autolycus W.H. Edwards, 1871  ⇒ Satyrium (Fixsenia) favonius
SpeciesSatyrium baidula Zhdanko, 2000
SpeciesSatyrium behri Field, 1938
2Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium boreale Lafontaine, 1969
SpeciesSatyrium borealis Lafontaine, 1969  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus
SpeciesSatyrium borus J.B.A.D. Boisduval, 1869  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) californica
SpeciesSatyrium brevicaudis Vorbrodt, 1911
SpeciesSatyrium calanum Field, 1938
1Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium californicum WH Edwards, 1862
California Hairstreak, Western hairstreak
2Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium carbonaria Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1890
SpeciesSatyrium caryaevorum McDunnough, 1942  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) caryaevorus
Hickory Hairstreak
SpeciesSatyrium chalcis W.H. Edwards, 1869  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) saepium
SpeciesSatyrium christianae Olivier, 1989
SpeciesSatyrium connae Evans, 1932
SpeciesSatyrium cygnus W.H. Edwards, 1871  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) californica
SpeciesSatyrium davidi Oberthür, 1881
SpeciesSatyrium dejeani Riley, 1939
SpeciesSatyrium deria Moore, 1865
SpeciesSatyrium dryope W.H. Edwards, 1870
SpeciesSatyrium eckweileri Lukhtanov, 1993
SpeciesSatyrium esakii Shirozu, 1942
SpeciesSatyrium esculi Hübner, 1804
False Ilex Hairstreak
5Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium eximia Fixsen, 1887
3Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium eximium Matsumura, 1929
2Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium eximius Fixsen, 1887
SpeciesSatyrium falacer
SpeciesSatyrium falkovitchi Zhdanko & Korshunov, 1985
SpeciesSatyrium formosana Matsumura, 1910
SpeciesSatyrium formosanum Matsumura, 1910
SpeciesSatyrium fulginosum W. H. Edwards, 1861
SpeciesSatyrium fuliginosum W.H. Edwards, 1861
Sooty Hairstreak
5Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium fulva Fixsen, 1887
SpeciesSatyrium fulvescens H. Edwards, 1877  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) saepium
SpeciesSatyrium fulvofenestrata Fixsen, 1887
SpeciesSatyrium goniopterum Lukhtanov, 1995
SpeciesSatyrium grandis C. & R. Felder, 1862
SpeciesSatyrium guichardi Higgins, 1965
SpeciesSatyrium hazarajatica KrupiTsky, PljushTch & Pak, 2018
SpeciesSatyrium herzi Fixsen, 1887
SpeciesSatyrium hyrcanica
2Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium hyrcanicum Riley, 1939
Hyrcanian Hairstreak
SpeciesSatyrium ilicis Esper, 1779
Ilex Hairstreak
4Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium iliensis Grum-Grshimaïlo, 1891
SpeciesSatyrium illepida K. Johnson, 1992  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) saepium
SpeciesSatyrium immaculata Gunder, 1927
SpeciesSatyrium inorata Grote, 1868  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus
SpeciesSatyrium inouei Shirozu, 1959
SpeciesSatyrium irkuta Zhdanko, 1996
SpeciesSatyrium itys W.H. Edwards, 1882
SpeciesSatyrium iyonis Oxta & Kusunoki, 1957
SpeciesSatyrium jebelia Nakamura, 1976
Sinai Hairstreak
SpeciesSatyrium kongmingi Murayama, 1992
SpeciesSatyrium kozlovi Zhdanko, 1994
SpeciesSatyrium kuboi Chou & Tong, 1994
SpeciesSatyrium lais Leech, 1893
SpeciesSatyrium latior Fixsen, 1887
SpeciesSatyrium ledereri Boisduval, 1848
Orange Banded Hairstreak, Orange Banded Hairstreak The
SpeciesSatyrium lunara Zhdanko, 1998
SpeciesSatyrium lunulata Erschoff, 1874
SpeciesSatyrium lunulatum
SpeciesSatyrium lyncaeus Esper, 1779
SpeciesSatyrium mackwoodi Evans, 1914
Mackwood´s Hairstreak, Mackwood’s Hairstreak
SpeciesSatyrium marcidum Riley, 1921
SpeciesSatyrium marcidus Riley, 1921
SpeciesSatyrium mardinus van Oorschot, van den Brink, van Oorschot, 1985
SpeciesSatyrium medea Zhdanko, 1998
SpeciesSatyrium mera Janson, 1877
SpeciesSatyrium minshanicum Murayama, 1992
SpeciesSatyrium mirabelle W. Barnes, 1900  ⇒ Satyrium (Fixsenia) ilavia
SpeciesSatyrium myrtale Klug, 1834
Rebel'S Hairstreak, Rebel´s Hairstreak
SpeciesSatyrium neoeximia Murayama, 1992
SpeciesSatyrium oenone Leech, 1893
3Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium okanagana J.H. McDunnough, 1944  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) saepium
SpeciesSatyrium olga Lukhtanov, 1999
SpeciesSatyrium ontario Edwards, 1868  ⇒ Satyrium (Fixsenia) favonius
1Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium ornata Leech, 1890
SpeciesSatyrium patrius Leech, 1891
SpeciesSatyrium percomis Leech, 1894
SpeciesSatyrium persimilis Riley, 1939
SpeciesSatyrium phyllodendri Elwes, 1882
SpeciesSatyrium pretiosa Lang, 1884
SpeciesSatyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758
Black Hairstreak
4Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium prunoides Staudinger, 1887
SpeciesSatyrium pseudopruni Murayama, 1992
SpeciesSatyrium putnami S.H. Scudder, 1876
SpeciesSatyrium redae Bozano, 1993
SpeciesSatyrium rhymnus Eversmann, 1832
SpeciesSatyrium rubicundula Leech, 1890
SpeciesSatyrium runides Zhdanko, 1990
SpeciesSatyrium saepia Boisduval, 1852  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) saepium
SpeciesSatyrium sajana Zhdanko, 1996
SpeciesSatyrium sassanides Kollar, 1850
White-line Hairstreak, Whiteline Hairstreak
SpeciesSatyrium siguniangshanicum Murayama, 1992
SpeciesSatyrium sinensis Alpheraky, 1881
SpeciesSatyrium skrylniki Krupitsky, Pljushtch & Pak, 0
SpeciesSatyrium spadix H. Edwards, 1881  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) auretorum
SpeciesSatyrium spini Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Blue Spot Hairstreak, Blue-spot Hairstreak
7Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium suasa Boisduval, 1869
SpeciesSatyrium submontana Zhdanko, 1996
SpeciesSatyrium sylvinum Boisduval, 1852
Sylvan hairstreak
7Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium syra Pfeiffer, 1932
SpeciesSatyrium tacita H. Edwards, 1881  ⇒ Satyrium (Satyrium) auretorum
SpeciesSatyrium tamikoae Koiwaya, 2002
SpeciesSatyrium tanakai Shirozu, 1943
SpeciesSatyrium tateishii Matsumoto, 2006
SpeciesSatyrium tengstroemi Erschoff, 1874
SpeciesSatyrium tengstroemii
SpeciesSatyrium thalia Leech, 1893
SpeciesSatyrium transiliensis Lukhtanov, 1993
SpeciesSatyrium v-album Oberthür, 1880
SpeciesSatyrium volt Sugiyama, 1993
SpeciesSatyrium w-album Knoch, 1782
White Letter Hairstreak, White-letter Hairstreak
7Subspecies
SpeciesSatyrium watarii Matsumura, 1927
SpeciesSatyrium wittfeldi Edwards, 1883
SpeciesSatyrium xumini Huang, 2001
SpeciesSatyrium yangi Riley, 1939
SpeciesSatyrium zabni van Oorschot & van den Brink, 1991

Synonyms
Argus (B. Gerhard, 1850)
Armenia (V.V. Dubatolov & Y.P. Korshunov, 1984)
Bakeria (J.W. Tutt, 1907)
Callipsyche (S.H. Scudder, 1876)
Chattendenia (J.W. Tutt, 1908)
Chrysophanus (J. Hübner, 1818)
Edwardsia (J.W. Tutt, 1907)
Erschoffia (J.W. Tutt, 1907)
Euristrymon (H.K. Clench, 1961)
Felderia (J.W. Tutt, 1907)
Fixsenia (J.W. Tutt, 1907)
Harkenclenus (C.F. dos Passos, 1970)
Harkenclenus dos (Passos, 1970)
Klugia (J.W. Tutt, 1907)
Kollaria (J.W. Tutt, 1907)
Leechia (J.W. Tutt, 1907)
Neolycaena (C.L.A. de Nicéville, 1890)
Nordmannia (J.W. Tutt, 1907)
Pseudothecla (E. Strand, 1910)
Rhymnaria (A.B. Zhdanko, 1983)
Strymonidia (J.W. Tutt, 1908)
Superflua (E. Strand, 1910)
Thecliolia (E. Strand, 1910)
Tuttiola (E. Strand, 1910)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Satyrium
EnglishSatyr Orchids, Satyres, Satyrid Hairstreaks


Distribution of Satyrium Scudder, 1876
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds


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