Attributes of Satyrium favonius
Oak Hairstreak
Satyrium favonius (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Two tails on each hindwing. Underside of hindwing gray-brown; blue tail-spot capped narrowly with orange; white-edged black W near inner margin. In peninsular Florida and along the south Atlantic coast, the hindwing has longer tails and more extensive orange and blue markings on the underside.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/2 inches (2.2 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Eggs are laid singly on host plant twigs and hatch the following spring. Caterpillars feed on leaves, buds, and male catkins
Flight: One flight from March-June.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various oaks (Quercus species).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Oak woodlands and edges, oak hammocks in the Deep South.
Range: Southern New England and the Atlantic Coast south to peninsular Florida; west to central Illinois, southeastern Colorado, and the Gulf Coast.
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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May 14, 2013 | fitzclarke@bellsouth.net | Chatham County, Georgia, United States | May 23, 2013 | Details |
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May 19, 2013 | JimConrad | Texas, United States, Uvalde County | May 21, 2013 | Details |
| April 11, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Mobile County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 11, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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May 11, 2011 | Joshua Spence | Bartow County, Georgia, United States | August 16, 2012 | Details |
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May 11, 2010 | Joshua Spence | Murray County, Georgia, United States | August 16, 2012 | Details |
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May 15, 2012 | Pierre Howard | Emanuel County, Georgia, United States | July 09, 2012 | Details |
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May 04, 2012 | fitzclarke@bellsouth.net | Chatham County, Georgia, United States | May 16, 2012 | Details |
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April 20, 2012 | anaeamark | Indian River County, Florida, United States | May 14, 2012 | Details |
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April 22, 2012 | BOGwalker | Franklin County, Florida, United States | April 27, 2012 | Details |
| July 27, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Alison Robb+Tor Hansen) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 02, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 18, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Doug Savich + Claudia Tibbets) | Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 18, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Mark Lynch + Sheilla Carrol) | Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 02, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 28, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 29, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Brian Malcolm) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 20, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Bob Bowker) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 25, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie) | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie) | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 07, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie) | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 07, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie) | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 11, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 22, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Richard Walton) | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 03, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Foxboro Xerces) | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 29, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Brian Cassie) | Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 25, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 20, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd+Cathy Dodd) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 05, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd+Cathy Dodd) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 22, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 25, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 27, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 28, 1992 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 05, 1993 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 23, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 26, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon+v.o.) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 2003 | legacy.reporter (S.Berk Xerces) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 10, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 18, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Allen Keith) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 16, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan #) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Matt Pelikan) | Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 13, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 30, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Marjory Rines) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 02, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Marjory Rines) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 29, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Marjory Rines) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 23, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Marjory Rines) | Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details |
