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: 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
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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
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: Jul 06, 2013
Submitted by: tjantscher
Region: Fremont County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: nathanbrockman
Verified date: Feb 06, 2014
Observation date: Jul 13, 2008
Submitted by: tjantscher
Region: Story County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: nathanbrockman
Verified date: Jan 16, 2014
Observation date: Jul 22, 2013
Submitted by: Adirondackphoto...
Region: Washington County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 09, 2013
Observation date: Jul 12, 2013
Submitted by: cgreiner
Region: Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 05, 2013
Observation date: Jul 21, 2013
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 27, 2013
Observation date: Jul 21, 2013
Submitted by: Tee-tee
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 27, 2013
Observation date: Jul 22, 2013
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Jul 26, 2013
Observation date: Jul 12, 2012
Submitted by: Ron Payne
Region: Addison County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Oct 29, 2012
Observation date: Jun 29, 2010
Submitted by: Julius
Region: Polk County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 06, 2012
Observation date: Jul 14, 2012
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 16, 2012
Observation date: Jun 25, 2012
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 26, 2012
Observation date: Jul 26, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon)
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 24, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Hildreth)
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 12, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon)
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 21, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Barbara Spencer)
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 10, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Gagnon #)
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 09, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tom Tyning #)
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 04, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mark Fairbrother #)
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 13, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Barbara Spencer)
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
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