Satyrium f. favonius (J. E. Smith, 1797)
("Southern" Oak Hairstreak)

Pinned Specimens
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Pinned Specimens
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Aberrations
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Synonymy

(From: A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada, Jonathan P. Pelham)

Genus Satyrium Scudder, 1876

Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. 3: 106, no. 8. Type-species: Lycaena fuliginosa W. H. Edwards, 1861, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 13(6): 160, 164, no. 10, by original designation. The generic synonymy below generally follows Clench (1979), J. Lepid. Soc. 32(4): 277-281, with the caveat that there is disagreement over the rank of several taxa. The group is in need of revision.

Satyrium favonius (J. E. Smith, 1797)

Satyrium favonius favonius (J. E. Smith, 1797)

In: Smith & Abbot, Ins. Georgia 1: 27-28, pl. 14, figs. ♂ D, ♀ D, ♀ V, larva, pupa.

Original Combination: Papilio Favonius

Type Locality: “Georgia” implied from the notes to John Abbot’s original drawing.

Types: Described, at least in part, from a John Abbot drawing. The specimens upon which this drawing was based are probably lost.

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