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Edwards' Hairstreak
Satyrium edwardsii (Grote and Robinson, 1867)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: One tail on the hindwing. Underside of hindwing pale brown, with postmedian band of dark brown oval spots; blue tail-spot not topped with orange.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 1/2 inches (3 - 3.8 cm).
Life History: Males perch on trees to watch for females. Eggs are laid in bark crevices of young hosts. Young caterpillars eat buds during the day. Older caterpillars eat leaves at night and hide during the day in ant nests at the base of the host tree. In return for protection, the ants feed on honeydew produced by the caterpillars.
Flight: One flight from June-July in the north, May-July in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Scrub oak (Quercus ilicifolia) and occasionally black oak (Q. velutina).
Adult Food: Nectar from various flowers including dogbane, goldenrod, meadowsweet, milkweeds, New Jersey tea, staghorn sumac, and white sweet clover.
Habitat: Oak thickets in rocky open habitats including sand barrens, shale barrens, and limestone ridges.
Range: Eastern United States from southern Canada and southern Maine south to northeast Texas, central Missouri, and northern Georgia.
Conservation: Not usually required.
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
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 409 - 432 of 864 verified sightings
Observation date: Jan 01, 1956
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Austin)
Region: Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 06, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Wagner, D. L.)
Region: Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1935
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Gertsch)
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 01, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1978
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Klots)
Region: Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 09, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt)
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 03, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Schipper, Russ)
Region: Allegan County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1951
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Remington)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 06, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (W. Cook)
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 03, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Moran, Michael)
Region: Muskegon County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Wagner)
Region: Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 11, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S. Hartley)
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 03, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Swales, John, M. Bialecki, A. Beiker, R. Kuhlman, J. & M. Weinman, Roger Wykes)
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Fengler, J.)
Region: Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 03, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Wykes, Roger with R. Kuhlman, John Swales)
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 17, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Taylor, C.)
Region: New London County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Anderson)
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1904
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Britton)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 11, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Wayne Barger and Brian Holt)
Region: DeKalb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1919
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Klots)
Region: Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 07, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Glassberg)
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Maier)
Region: Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 11, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Scotland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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