Attributes of Satyrium edwardsii
Edwards' Hairstreak
Satyrium edwardsii (Grote and Robinson, 1867)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: One tail on the hindwing. Underside of hindwing pale brown, with postmedian band of dark brown oval spots; blue tail-spot not topped with orange.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 1/2 inches (3 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Males perch on trees to watch for females. Eggs are laid in bark crevices of young hosts. Young caterpillars eat buds during the day. Older caterpillars eat leaves at night and hide during the day in ant nests at the base of the host tree. In return for protection, the ants feed on honeydew produced by the caterpillars.
Flight: One flight from June-July in the north, May-July in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Scrub oak (Quercus ilicifolia) and occasionally black oak (Q. velutina).
Adult Food: Nectar from various flowers including dogbane, goldenrod, meadowsweet, milkweeds, New Jersey tea, staghorn sumac, and white sweet clover.
Habitat: Oak thickets in rocky open habitats including sand barrens, shale barrens, and limestone ridges.
Range: Eastern United States from southern Canada and southern Maine south to northeast Texas, central Missouri, and northern Georgia.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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July 09, 2010 | jsherman | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | August 31, 2012 | Details |
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July 29, 2003 | cheins | Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States | August 14, 2012 | Details |
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May 28, 2012 | Pierre Howard | Paulding County, Georgia, United States | July 26, 2012 | Details |
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June 30, 2012 | Julius | Winona County, Minnesota, United States | July 18, 2012 | Details |
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May 11, 2012 | Pierre Howard | Emanuel County, Georgia, United States | July 09, 2012 | Details |
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June 24, 2012 | Chip Krilowicz | Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States | July 07, 2012 | Details |
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June 30, 2012 | aarongunnar | Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States | July 05, 2012 | Details |
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May 20, 2012 | mdolomieu1 | Greene County, Missouri, United States | May 23, 2012 | Details |
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July 13, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Jasper County, Iowa, United States | April 28, 2012 | Details |
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June 29, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Jasper County, Iowa, United States | April 25, 2012 | Details |
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July 28, 2011 | beastbreath | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | April 09, 2012 | Details |
| July 10, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 06, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 07, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 07, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 03, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 03, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 23, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 03, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 14, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 25, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 08, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 26, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 11, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Martha's Vineyard Xerces) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 19, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Allan Keith) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Doug Savich + Claudia Tibbets) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 03, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Doug Savich + Claudia Tibbets) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Doug Savich + Claudia Tibbets) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Doug Savich + Claudia Tibbets) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Doug Savich + Claudia Tibbets) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 13, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Doug Savich + Claudia Tibbets) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 26, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Doug Savich + Claudia Tibbets) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 05, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Karen Parker) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 03, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Karen Parker) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 11, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Karen Parker) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 01, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 26, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 21, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 25, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Richard Walton) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 02, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 08, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 30, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Brian Malcolm) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 02, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Brian Malcolm) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Brian Malcolm) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 15, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Brian Malcolm) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details |
