Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus (Hübner, [1809])
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Hindwing has 1 long and 1 short tail. Upperside of both sexes dark brown. Underside of hindwing dark brown with postmedian band of dark dashes edged in white. Blue tail-spot not topped with orange.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/2 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Males perch on low shrubs and tree branches during the day, watching for females. Eggs are laid on twigs of the host during the summer, and hatch the following spring. Caterpillars eat catkins and leaves.
Flight: One flight from June-August in the north, April-May in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Many species of oak (Quercus), walnut (Juglans), and hickory (Carya).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including dogbane and common milkweed (preferred), chinquapin, small-flowered dogwood, New Jersey tea, meadowsweet, staghorn sumac, white sweet clover, and yarrow.
Habitat: Forest areas and neighboring open edges and fields.
Range: Maine across southern Canada to North Dakota; south to central Texas and the Gulf States. Southern Rocky Mountains in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico.
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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Apr 11, 2020
Submitted by: oceanicwilderness
Region: Texas, Montgomery County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 14, 2022
Observation date: May 10, 2020
Submitted by: Sprat123
Region: Garza County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: May 06, 2020
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Texas, United States, Williamson County
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Jun 04, 2021
Submitted by: frizzletoad
Region: Grayson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 09, 2022
Observation date: Jul 15, 2021
Submitted by: Marquy275
Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 05, 2022
Observation date: Jul 01, 2022
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 04, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Sep 02, 2022
Observation date: Jul 20, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 31, 2022
Observation date: Jun 24, 2022
Submitted by: Birder13
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 30, 2022
Observation date: Jul 18, 2022
Submitted by: Roose
Region: Saginaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 30, 2022
Observation date: Jul 19, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 27, 2022
Observation date: Jul 17, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 25, 2022
Observation date: Jul 15, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 22, 2022
Observation date: Jul 16, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 22, 2022
Observation date: Jun 06, 2022
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Polk County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 22, 2022
Observation date: Jul 14, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 21, 2022
Observation date: Jul 13, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 20, 2022
Observation date: Jul 12, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 20, 2022
Observation date: Jul 11, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 18, 2022
Observation date: Jul 09, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 16, 2022
Observation date: Jul 10, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 16, 2022
Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 13, 2022
Observation date: Jul 07, 2022
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Aug 11, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 2022
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: San Miguel County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Aug 10, 2022
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