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7 Records
Status
The Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorus), one of several similar species in the same genus, is considered state-endangered in Maryland, with a ranking of S1 (highly-state-rare). It is restricted primarily to western Maryland, with records from Garrett, Alleghany, and Washington Counties, and also recorded from Montgomery County. This species has been considered extirpated by some, and its continued presence in Maryland appears to be tenuous at best (Butterflies of Maryland: A Biological Summary and Checklist by Lynn Davidson & Richard Smith; Brock & Kaufman 2003).
Relationships
Hickory Hairstreak primarily utilizes hickories (Carya sp.) as a larval host, especially Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis), from which it has been collected in the wild. It has been laboratory-reared using Pignut (Carya glabra) and Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) (Allen 1997). The species may also apparently occasionally use oaks (Quercus sp.), ash (Fraxinus sp.), or chestnut (Castanea) (Butterflies of Maryland: A Biological Summary and Checklist by Lynn Davidson & Richard Smith).
Seasonality Snapshot
Source: Wikipedia
| Satyrium caryaevorus | |
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| On common milkweed | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Satyrium |
| Species: | S. caryaevorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Satyrium caryaevorus (McDunnough, 1942)[2]
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Satyrium caryaevorus, the hickory hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern North America,[2] from southern Ontario west to Minnesota and Iowa, south in the Appalachian Mountains to eastern Tennessee.
The wingspan has been reported as 22–28 mm[3] and 29–35 mm.[4] The hindwing has one tail. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including common milkweed, dogbane, New Jersey tea, staghorn sumac, and white sweet clover.
The larvae feed on the leaves of bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis), butternut (Juglans cinerea), red oak (Quercus rubra), white ash (Fraxinus americana), and hawthorn (Crataegus species).[5] The species overwinters as an egg.
The MONA or Hodges number for Satyrium caryaevorus is 4283.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Satyrium caryaevorus Hickory Hairstreak". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b Satyrium at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Hickory Hairstreak". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Butterflies and Moths of North America, Satyrium caryaevorus". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ Hickory Hairstreak, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Satyrium caryaevorus". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
Further reading
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- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.