Attributes of Satyrium acadica
Acadian Hairstreak
Satyrium acadica (W.H. Edwards, 1862)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: One tail on each hindwing. Upperside brown-gray. Underside of hindwing gray; blue marginal spot is capped with orange; row of orange submarginal spots capped with black; round black spots form postmedian row.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 1/2 inches (2.9 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Males perch on low vegetation near host plants to watch for females. Eggs are laid on twigs and hatch the next spring; caterpillars eat leaves.
Flight: One flight from June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various willow species including black willow (Salix nigra) and silk willow (Salix sericea).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including butterflyweed, meadowsweet, milkweeds, New Jersey tea, and thistles.
Habitat: Willow-lined streams, marshes, moist woodlands.
Range: British Columbia east to Nova Scotia; south to Idaho, Colorado, the upper Midwest, Maryland, and New Jersey.
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 400 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.
| Observation Date | Submitter | Region |
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| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Warren County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Passaic County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sussex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Morris County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bergen County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Essex County, New Jersey, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Coos County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Larimer County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jefferson County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Douglas County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Denver County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Adams County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Weld County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Logan County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sedgwick County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Phillips County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Yuma County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Washington County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Morgan County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | El Paso County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lincoln County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pueblo County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Las Animas County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Fremont County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Elbert County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Tolland County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Windham County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bremer County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Buena Vista County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dickinson County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Floyd County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Guthrie County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hancock County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hardin County, Iowa, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
