Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops (Leconte, 1833)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Hindwing with 1 long and 1 short tail. Upperside dark brown; male with a long, oval spot along forewing costa. Underside of both wings with rows of widely separated white stripes; blue spot near tails topped with orange. Outer margin of hindwing indented above short tail.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/2 inches (2.5 - 3.9 cm).
Life History: Males perch on foliage within 6 feet of the ground to watch for females. Eggs are laid singly on twigs of host plants and hatch the following spring. Caterpillars feed on buds, leaves, flowers, and young fruit.
Flight: One flight from July-August in the north, May in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Several woody trees and shrubs in the rose (Rosaceae) family including American plum; and heath (Ericaceae) family; also reports for hornbeam, oak, and willow.
Adult Food: Nectar from chinquapin, common milkweed, dogbane, goldenrod, meadowsweet, New Jersey tea, staghorn sumac, viburnum, and white sweet clover.
Habitat: Deciduous forest openings and edges, prairie streamsides, shaded swamps, acid barrens, prairie copses.
Range: Local, not abundant in its range. Rocky Mountains south from southern Canada to Colorado, east to Maine, south to Florida.
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
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Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
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Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
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Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: May 10, 2020
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Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Jul 15, 2005
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2006
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: Birder13
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
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Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
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Observation date: Jul 30, 2019
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Region: Otsego County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Jul 31, 2019
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