Satyrium liparops
Size:
Wingspan is 1 - 1 1/4 inches.
Similar Species:
Banded Hairstreak
King's Hairstreak
Habitat:
Woodland edges, brushy areas, around highbush blueberry, mountain top
openings, shady swamps and bogs. In the coastal plain around wetland forests
and sunny openings.
Range/Abundance:
Rare to very rare in the Carolinas. In the Virginias less rare to uncommon.
Flight Period:
Adults fly from mid May until mid July in a single brood.
Larval Host Plants:
Plants in the families of Heath Ericaceae and Rose Rosaceae.
These plants include Blueberries Vaccinium spp. and Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Comments:
This single-brooded hairstreak is hard to find, look for it nectaring
on Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Dogbane Apocynum cannabinum
and Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa.
These photos were taken along the Lumber River in Columbus Co., NC on
May 17, 2003.
