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| Striped Hairstreak |
Latin
Name: Satyrium liparops |
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Genus: Satyrium Species: liparops |
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Comments: |
| The Striped Hairstreak is typically encountered with a variety of other spring hairstreak species at available flowers along woodland margins. Although widespread, it is seldom abundant and typically observed as single individuals. Females lay the small, flattened eggs singly on host twigs. The eggs overwinter and the young larvae hatch the following spring and feed on the buds and young leaves. |
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Life
Cycle: |
Broods: |
single spring generation |
Egg: |
pinkish brown, flattened, laid singly on twigs of host |
Larva: |
bright green with yellow-green oblique stripes and dark dorsal line |
Host Plants: |
various trees and shrubs including hawthorn, Black Cherry and Sparkleberry |
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Host
Plants: |
Host
Plants: |
various trees and shrubs including hawthorn, Black Cherry and Sparkleberry |
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Habitat: |
Habitat: |
forest clearings, woodland edges and adjacent open areas with secondary growth |
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Wingspan: |
Inches: |
1 - 1.3 |
Centimeters: |
2.5 - 3.3 |
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Appearance: |
Sexes: |
similar |
Compare: |
Banded Hairstreak has less extensive, narrower ventral bands and lacks the reddish-orange cap on the blue hindwing patch. |
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| Markings: |
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Above:
- unmarked dark brown with two hindwing tails
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Below:
- brown to slate gray with numerous wide, dark hands outlined in white; hindwing has blue patch and several red-capped black spots near tails
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Map Legend: Resident (green) | Stray
(Red) |
