Satyrium californica, the California hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

It is found from British Columbia south to southern California and east to Colorado.

The hindwing has a pale blue spot with small or no orange cap, and two "tails."

[2][3] Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Eriogonum and Asclepias species.

In Canada, the larvae feed on Cercocarpus, Salix species, buckbrush (Ceanothus spp.