Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
Harvesters (Subfamily Miletinae)
Common Name	Abundance	Habitat	Season
Harvester Feniseca tarquinius	U-R	Partly shady areas near water.	Spring Summer Fall

Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)
American Copper Lycaena phlaeas	C-U	Disturbed open fields, power line cuts and vacant lots. Most common in the mountains.	Spring Summer
Bog Copper Lycaena epixanthe	R	Cranberry bogs at local sites in WV.	Summer
Bronze Copper Lycaena hyllus	R	Very local sites in WV. Wet meadows or fields near ponds, rivers or streams.	Spring Summer Fall

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus	U	Moist hardwood forests, bottomlands and swamps.	Spring Summer Fall
Coral Hairstreak Satyrium titus	U	Old fields, woodland borders, brushy thickets and power line clearings.	Late Spring Early Summer
Edwards' Hairstreak Satyrium edwardsii	R	Dry rocky places with scrub oaks. Also oak-pine shale barrens with short oaks. In the sandhills in xeric areas with scrub oaks.	Late Spring Early Summer
Banded Hairstreak Satyrium calanus	U	Woodland edges, along hardwoods primarily with oak and hickory.	Late Spring Early Summer
Hickory Hairstreak Satyrium caryaevorum	R	Edges of hardwoods forests, openings in hardwood forests.	Summer
King's Hairstreak Satyrium kingi	R	Longleaf pines and pocosin ecotones. Pine flatwoods and swamp bottomland margins.	Summer Fall
Striped Hairstreak Satyrium liparops	R	Woodland edges, brushy areas around highbush blueberry, mountain top openings, shady swamps and bogs.	Late Spring Early Summer
Oak Hairstreak Satyrium favonius	R	Dry woodland edges, scrub oak forests, shale barrens and power line cuts.	Late Spring Early Summer
Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus	R	Clearings, poor soil woodlands, pine-oak-heath barrens, pinewoods with turkey oak scrub and power line cuts.	Spring
Hoary Elfin Callophrys polios	S-R	Open sunny glades in barrens, shaley areas, rocky slopes and forest edges.	Spring
Frosted Elfin Callophrys irus	R	Restricted to areas with lupines in longleaf pine and scrub oak.	Spring
Henry's Elfin Callophrys henrici	C	Woodlands, woodland edges, swamp edges, hillsides with redbud and power line cuts.	Spring
Eastern Pine Elfin Callophrys niphon	U	Areas around young pine saplings, woodland edges, semi-open to open areas and power line cuts.	Spring Early Summer
Olive Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus	U	Old fields, dry hillsides, power lines cuts and disturbed areas with juniper nearby.	Spring Summer Fall
Hessel's Hairstreak Callophrys hesseli	R	Swamps, bays and pocosins where Atlantic White-cedar grows.	Spring Summer
White M Hairstreak Parrhasius m-album	U	Woodland borders, power line cuts, clearings and along roadsides.	Spring Summer Fall
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus	C	Varied can be found about anywhere. It enjoys sunny dry places.	Spring Summer Fall
Red-banded Hairstreak Calycopis cecrops	C	Clearings, hedgerows, overgrown fields, brushy areas and woodland edges.	Spring Summer Fall
Early Hairstreak Erora laeta	R	High elevation mixed hardwood habitats, clearings, trails, roadsides, ridge tops.	Spring Summer

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
Eastern Pygmy-Blue Brephidium isophthalma	S-R	Tidal marshes and coastal flats.	Summer Fall
Cassius Blue Leptotes cassius	S-R	Open areas, beach dunes, disturbed areas and pine woods.	Summer Fall
Marine Blue Leptotes marina	S	Open areas and disturbed areas.	Summer Fall
Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus	S-R	Open areas, power line cuts, disturbed areas and grassy fields in coastal areas in our region.	Summer Fall
Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas	A	Open areas, power line cuts, roadsides, woodland clearings, disturbed areas and grassy fields.	Spring Summer Fall
Atlantic Holly Azure Celastrina idella	C	Pocosins, swamps, marshes, maritime forests, thickets, bottomlands and wet edges.	Spring
Spring Azure Celastrina ladon	A	Woodlands, wet meadows, marshes, swamps, trails, roads and wet edges.	Spring
Appalachian Azure Celastrina neglectamajor	R	Rich woods, streams, shady roads and cove forests. In the mountains only.	Early Summer
Summer Azure Celastrina ladon neglecta	A	Open areas, power line cuts, disturbed areas and grassy fields.	Late Spring Summer Fall
Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus	R-U	In the mountains along wooded roadsides and trails in hardwood forests. Also cove forests, moist woodland openings and dry forests where it`s hosts plants grow.	Spring
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