Hickory Hairstreak
Satyrium caryaevorus (McDunnough, 1942)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Hindwing with 1 tail. Underside light brown with broad, offset, white postmedian dashes. Hindwing with blue tail-spot and black-capped orange eyespot.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 3/8 inches (2.9 - 3.5 cm).
Life History: Males perch high up in trees to wait for females. Eggs hibernate; caterpillars feed on lower surface of leaves.
Flight: One flight from June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Mostly hickory (Carya); also ash (Fraxinus), chestnut (Castanea), and oak (Quercus) species.
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of common milkweed, dogbane, New Jersey tea, staghorn sumac, and white sweet clover.
Habitat: Deciduous forests and second-growth woods in areas of rich soil.
Range: Southern New England west to Minnesota and Iowa, south in the Appalachians to eastern Tennessee.
Conservation: Not usually required, but on sensitive species list for some states.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Satyrium caryaevorum
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Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Plessner
Region: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2019
Observation date: Jul 10, 2019
Submitted by: Liz Pearson
Region: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 14, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 12, 2019
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 08, 2019
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: Michiganbirder19
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 08, 2019
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Livingston County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 08, 2019
Observation date: Jul 04, 2019
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Washington County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: May 31, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Greene County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 29, 2019
Observation date: Jun 12, 2019
Submitted by: Cjoll
Region: Montgomery County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 18, 2019
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: S Churchill Meyer
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 19, 2019
Observation date: Jul 01, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 10, 2019
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: BGilley
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Jul 31, 2018
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 16, 2018
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 16, 2018
Observation date: Jul 12, 2018
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 16, 2018
Observation date: Jul 13, 2018
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 16, 2018
Observation date: Jul 13, 2018
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 14, 2018
Observation date: Jun 20, 2018
Submitted by: Cjoll
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 22, 2018
Observation date: Jul 12, 2016
Submitted by: butterflymomok
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 25, 2017
Observation date: Jun 23, 2016
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 05, 2017
Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: Kathy Brown
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 18, 2017
Observation date: Jul 22, 2017
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 24, 2017
Observation date: Jun 26, 2016
Submitted by: dixiemay4
Region: Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Aug 02, 2017
Observation date: Jul 23, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 24, 2017
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