Hickory Hairstreak
Satyrium caryaevorus (McDunnough, 1942)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Hindwing with 1 tail. Underside light brown with broad, offset, white postmedian dashes. Hindwing with blue tail-spot and black-capped orange eyespot.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 3/8 inches (2.9 - 3.5 cm).
Life History: Males perch high up in trees to wait for females. Eggs hibernate; caterpillars feed on lower surface of leaves.
Flight: One flight from June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Mostly hickory (Carya); also ash (Fraxinus), chestnut (Castanea), and oak (Quercus) species.
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of common milkweed, dogbane, New Jersey tea, staghorn sumac, and white sweet clover.
Habitat: Deciduous forests and second-growth woods in areas of rich soil.
Range: Southern New England west to Minnesota and Iowa, south in the Appalachians to eastern Tennessee.
Conservation: Not usually required, but on sensitive species list for some states.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Satyrium caryaevorum
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2023
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Indiana, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2022
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 30, 2022
Observation date: Jul 11, 2021
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Region: Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
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Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: Jul 09, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: Jul 07, 2022
Submitted by: SJ35ar74
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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Region: Portage County, Ohio, United States
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Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jun 13, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Jun 06, 2022
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: schaarschmidt
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 01, 2022
Observation date: Jun 23, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2021
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Region: McHenry County, Illinois, United States
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Observation date: Jul 13, 2021
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Region: Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 07, 2021
Observation date: Jun 24, 2021
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jun 25, 2021
Observation date: Jun 27, 2020
Submitted by: terrymortier
Region: Polk County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 27, 2021
Observation date: Jun 29, 2014
Submitted by: Boilerup
Region: De Kalb County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2008
Submitted by: cjbruchman
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Aug 27, 2020
Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
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Region: Midland County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Aug 16, 2020
Observation date: Aug 01, 2020
Submitted by: hank_j
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Aug 16, 2020
Observation date: Jul 15, 2019
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 15, 2020
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