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 02, 2023
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
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Region: Custer County, South Dakota, United States
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Region: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
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Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Submitted by: David Sonnen
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 29, 2024
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Submitted by: J. Trapnell
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Jun 09, 2024
Observation date: Apr 23, 2024
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Region: Levy County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2023
Submitted by: CincyJeff
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jan 13, 2024
Observation date: Apr 28, 2017
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Citrus County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 11, 2023
Observation date: Aug 01, 2023
Submitted by: rbuist
Region: Manitoba, Canada
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Verified date: Sep 07, 2023
Observation date: Jul 27, 2023
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Region: Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 29, 2023
Observation date: Jul 01, 2017
Submitted by: Smalltowngirl
Region: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 24, 2023
Observation date: Jul 11, 2023
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Region: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Submitted by: alchem30
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 13, 2023
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2023
Observation date: Jul 07, 2023
Submitted by: Doug Backlund
Region: Harding County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 10, 2023
Observation date: Jul 13, 2011
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Jun 26, 2023
Observation date: May 04, 2023
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: May 07, 2023
Observation date: Jun 11, 2022
Submitted by: Blond crestedwarbler
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Feb 20, 2023
Observation date: Jun 11, 2022
Submitted by: Blond crestedwarbler
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Feb 20, 2023
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 07, 2023
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