Attributes of Parrhasius m album
White-M Hairstreak
Parrhasius m album (Boisduval & Leconte, 1833)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Tailed. Upperside iridescent blue with black borders. Underside grayish brown; white postmedian line edged with black and forming a white M (or W) near tail; white spot near base of costa.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 5/8 inches (3.2 -4.1 cm).
Life History: Not reported.
Flight: Three broods in the north, four in Florida, from February-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Live oak (Quercus virginiana) and other oak species.
Adult Food: Nectar from a variety of flowers including viburnum, sumac, sourwood, wild plum, poinsettia, sweet pepperbush, common milkweed, lantana, dogwood, and goldenrod.
Habitat: Woods with broadleaf trees.
Range: Connecticut west to southeast Iowa and Missouri, south to east Texas, the Gulf Coast, and peninsular Florida. Rare stray to Michigan and Wisconsin.
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.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 200 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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March 22, 2012 | latigrameow | Hillsborough County, Florida, United States | April 27, 2012 | Details |
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March 22, 2012 | Englishman | Hernando County, Florida, United States | April 27, 2012 | Details |
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April 08, 2012 | Cheryl Jennings | Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States | April 10, 2012 | Details |
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March 18, 2012 | Nancy Weiss | Charlottesville City County, Virginia, United States | March 24, 2012 | Details |
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November 07, 2008 | Shirley Wilkerson | Brazos County, Texas, United States | November 17, 2011 | Details |
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July 19, 2011 | jessa333 | New Jersey, United States | November 05, 2011 | Details |
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August 29, 2011 | Roy Zartarian | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | September 02, 2011 | Details |
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August 24, 2011 | eespwatcher | DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States | August 27, 2011 | Details |
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July 02, 2011 | Chip Krilowicz | Camden County, New Jersey, United States | August 18, 2011 | Details |
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September 13, 2010 | Chip Krilowicz | Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States | August 18, 2011 | Details |
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August 03, 2011 | AJ Trently | Decatur County, Tennessee, United States | August 06, 2011 | Details |
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July 13, 2010 | dmccord | Hamilton County, Indiana, United States | August 03, 2011 | Details |
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July 25, 2010 | burdsall48 | Clermont County, Ohio, United States | June 13, 2011 | Details |
| March 16, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Jerry Green) | Lawrence County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
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April 22, 2011 | Lepcurious | Volusia County, Florida, United States | May 17, 2011 | Details |
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March 21, 2011 | Naseem Reza | Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States | May 06, 2011 | Details |
| January 01, 1967 | legacy.reporter (Allen) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1955 | legacy.reporter (Austin) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1955 | legacy.reporter (Hessel) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1951 | legacy.reporter (Klots) | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1989 | legacy.reporter (Muller) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1990 | legacy.reporter (Muller) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Muller) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Muller) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1991 | legacy.reporter (Peacock) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Wagner) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 04, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Brand, A.) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 30, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Brand, A.) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 26, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.) | Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 24, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.) | New London County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 24, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.) | New London County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 27, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.) | New London County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 16, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.) | New London County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 13, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Chyinski, R.) | New London County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 28, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Cullinane, E.) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 11, 1999 | legacy.reporter (DeMasi, V. O.) | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Force, E.) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 19, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Force, E.) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 19, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Hanisek, G.) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 29, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Maier, C. T.) | Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 04, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Maier, C. T.) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 09, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Maier, C. T.) | Windham County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 29, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Maier, E.) | Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 28, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Maier, E.) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 20, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Maier, E.) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 04, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Maier, E.) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Muller, R. R.) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 03, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Proctor, N.) | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 25, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Thomas, M. C.) | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 17, 1992 | legacy.reporter (HEL) | Stanly County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
