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 09, 2015
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Submitted by: Molanic
Region: Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States
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Observation date: Jul 08, 2015
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 25, 2015
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 16, 2015
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Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 12, 2015
Observation date: Jul 24, 2015
Submitted by: JRonan17
Region: Herkimer County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 25, 2015
Observation date: Jun 29, 2015
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: Jul 05, 2015
Submitted by: jigamaree
Region: Houston County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: Jun 09, 2015
Submitted by: EarlyDawnPhotography
Region: Grant County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Jul 01, 2015
Observation date: Jun 28, 2015
Submitted by: db_ohio
Region: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jun 30, 2015
Observation date: Jul 09, 2014
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Dec 09, 2014
Observation date: Jul 06, 2014
Submitted by: henryr10
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Dec 01, 2014
Observation date: Jul 25, 2014
Submitted by: schmev24
Region: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Aug 06, 2014
Observation date: Jul 22, 2014
Submitted by: Carmel Mothersill
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 24, 2014
Observation date: Jul 12, 2014
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 17, 2014
Observation date: Jul 05, 2014
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Jul 14, 2014
Observation date: Jul 07, 2014
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 08, 2014
Observation date: Jul 01, 2014
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 08, 2014
Observation date: Jul 01, 2014
Submitted by: soluslupus13
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 01, 2014
Observation date: Jun 13, 2014
Submitted by: Brett Budach
Region: Johnson County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 14, 2014
Observation date: Jun 13, 2014
Submitted by: Brett Budach
Region: Johnson County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 14, 2014
Observation date: Jun 13, 2014
Submitted by: Brett Budach
Region: Johnson County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 14, 2014
Observation date: Jun 13, 2014
Submitted by: Brett Budach
Region: Johnson County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 14, 2014
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