Attributes of Satyrium titus
Coral Hairstreak
Satyrium titus (Fabricius, 1793)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: No tails. Upperside dark brown. Underside of hindwing light brown with row of coral spots at margin, and postmedian row of black spots ringed with white.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/2 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Males perch on shrubs, especially in late afternoon, to watch for females. Females lay eggs singly on host twigs or in litter at base of plant. Eggs hibernate. Caterpillars hide in litter during the day and emerge at night to feed on leaves and fruits.
Flight: One flight from May-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Wild cherry, wild plum, and chokecherry (Prunus species) in the rose family (Rosaceae).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including butterflyweed, New Jersey tea, dogbane, and sulphur flower.
Habitat: Shrubby areas, brushlands, openings in woodlands, neglected pastures, streamsides, barrens, chaparral, and brushlands.
Range: Central Canada south to eastern California; east across southern Canada to New England; south to central New Mexico, central Texas, northern Arkansas, and central Georgia.
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:
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.
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| July 01, 1981 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Washoe County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 25, 1983 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 03, 1983 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| September 09, 1983 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Eureka County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 27, 1987 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Washoe County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 03, 1987 | legacy.reporter (Charles Hageman) | Washoe County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 15, 1989 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 19, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Kazuo Inagaki) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 19, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 20, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 26, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 27, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 03, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 04, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Sara Bright) | Clay County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 09, 1983 | legacy.reporter (H. Brodkin & R. Bailowitz) | Apache County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 02, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Michael Leski) | Elko County, Nevada, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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June 13, 2012 | jrfleullan | Jones County, Georgia, United States | November 27, 2012 | Details |
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July 06, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Tama County, Iowa, United States | September 29, 2012 | Details |
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June 29, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Jasper County, Iowa, United States | August 11, 2012 | Details |
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July 13, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Jasper County, Iowa, United States | August 11, 2012 | Details |
| June 05, 2012 | adamschaffer | Madison County, Arkansas, United States | August 06, 2012 | Details | |
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May 28, 2012 | Pierre Howard | Paulding County, Georgia, United States | July 26, 2012 | Details |
| July 01, 2011 | Shane Patterson | Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States | July 22, 2012 | Details | |
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July 08, 2012 | curtis.lehman | Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States | July 09, 2012 | Details |
| June 03, 2012 | Marty Silver | Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States | July 05, 2012 | Details | |
| June 14, 2012 | jim8435wisc | Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States | June 18, 2012 | Details | |
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June 13, 2012 | Chip Krilowicz | Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States | June 15, 2012 | Details |
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May 26, 2012 | dspicer | Bradley County, Tennessee, United States | May 29, 2012 | Details |
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May 19, 2012 | dspicer | McMinn County, Tennessee, United States | May 21, 2012 | Details |
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July 07, 2006 | pcastrovillo | Valley County, Idaho, United States | March 28, 2012 | Details |
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July 08, 2010 | BOGwalker | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | February 13, 2012 | Details |
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June 10, 2011 | richardhsmith (David Amadio) | Kent County, Maryland, United States | February 05, 2012 | Details |
| August 01, 1978 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 01, 1978 | legacy.reporter (George T. Austin) | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 29, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 30, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 13, 1997 | legacy.reporter (Alison Robb) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 26, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Tor Hansen) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 13, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Tor Hansen) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Alison Robb+Tor Hansen+Blair Nikula) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 30, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dodd) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 11, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Falmouth Xerces) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1997 | legacy.reporter (J Sones et al) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 12, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Jackie Sones) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 17, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Outer Cape Cod Xerces) | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 13, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 04, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 13, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details | |
| July 22, 1994 | legacy.reporter (Diane Potter) | Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | January 01, 2012 | Details |







