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Habrodais grunus
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Habrodais
Species:	H. grunus
Binomial name
Habrodais grunus (Boisduval, 1852)
Synonyms
Thecla grunus Boisduval, 1852 Dipsas grunus Habrodais grunus lorquini f. chloris Field, 1938

Habrodais grunus, the golden hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America in southern Arizona, Oregon, California and Mexico. The habitat consists of oak woodland, canyons and mountain ridges.

The wingspan is 25–32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September in one generation per year. They feed on moisture from various sources and possibly also feed on aphid honeydew or other exudates.

The larvae feed on the young leaves of Chrysolepis chrysophylla, Quercus chrysolepis, Quercus vaccinifolia and Lithocarpus densiflorus.

Subspecies

• Habrodais grunus grunus (California)
• Habrodais grunus herri Field, 1938 (California, Oregon, Idaho)
• Habrodais grunus lorquini Field, 1938 (California)

References

1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
2. "Habrodais Scudder, 1876" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
3. Butterflies and Moths of North America

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