Behr's Hairstreak
Satyrium behrii (W.H. Edwards, 1870)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Tailless. Upperside orange with wide brown borders on forewing. Underside of male brown, female brownish-white; both with postmarginal and submarginal lines of irregular small black spots.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/4 inches (2.5 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: Males perch on shrubs to watch for receptive females. Eggs are laid singly on leaves or twigs of host plant; they hibernate and hatch the following spring. Caterpillars eat leaves.
Flight: One flight from June-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Antelope brush (Purshia species) and mountain- mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus) in the rose family (Rosaceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Sagebrush scrub, juniper-pinyon woodland, brushland, pine woodland, chaparral.
Range: Local within its range. Western Texas north and west through New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California to British Columbia.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: May 14, 2017
Submitted by: diwalks2@gmail.com
Region: San Bernardino County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 18, 2017
Observation date: May 14, 2017
Submitted by: diwalks2@gmail.com
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 18, 2017
Observation date: Jun 26, 2016
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Butte County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Sep 20, 2016
Observation date: Jul 03, 2016
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 26, 2016
Observation date: Jul 07, 2016
Submitted by: MAKI
Region: Plumas County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 17, 2016
Observation date: Jun 05, 2016
Submitted by: Kristie Nelson
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 08, 2016
Observation date: Jun 28, 2015
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Okanogan County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 11, 2015
Observation date: Jun 11, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 30, 1963
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kilian Roever)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 29, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Humboldt County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 22, 1968
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 13, 1972
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. E. Allen)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 05, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jun 23, 1965
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Peter Herlan)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 08, 2012
Submitted by: PDunwiddie
Region: Kittitas County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 11, 2012
Observation date: Jun 18, 2012
Submitted by: joeschelling
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 19, 2012
Observation date: Jul 12, 2009
Submitted by: pcastrovillo
Region: Boise County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: kent
Verified date: Jan 29, 2012
Observation date: May 20, 2012
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Horner)
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 04, 2011
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ken Kertell)
Region: White Pine County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 06, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 06, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kojiro Shiraiwa)
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 27, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland)
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 26, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland)
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 05, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kim Davis & Mike Stangeland)
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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