Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 988417

Hickory Hairstreak
Satyrium caryaevorus

Observation date: July 05, 2014
Submitted by: treichard
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: July 14, 2014
Coordinator notes: check Butterflies of the East Coast - Cech and Tudor - and I think it qualifies for Hickory Hairstreak not Banded Hairstreak / color, length of blue lunule, white on both sides of bands, consistently and the widening of the band at leading edge of FW
Checklist region(s): United States, New Jersey, Sussex County