Satyrium edwardsii
Encyclopedia
Edwards' Hairstreak is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae
family. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States
and in the southern parts of the Canadian provinces from Saskatchewan
to Quebec
.
Larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus ilicifolia
Lycaenidae
The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies...
family. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and in the southern parts of the Canadian provinces from Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
to Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus ilicifolia