Oak Hairstreak
Satyrium favonius
Summary 7
The Oak Hairstreak or Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from southern New England and the Atlantic Coast south to peninsular Florida and west to central Illinois, south-eastern Colorado and the Gulf Coast.
North american ecology (us and canada) 8
Satyrium favonius is a resident of the eastern Untied States, with three isolated populations in the southwestern US (Scott 1986). Habitats are oak woodland. Host plants are trees restricted to several species within one genus, Quercus (Fagaceae). Eggs are laid on twigs of the host plant, singly. Individuals overwinter as eggs. There is one flight each year with the approximate flight time May1-June 30 in the northern part of the range and Mar15-early May in the most southern part of their range (Scott 1986). Scott 1986 considers this species synonymous with Fixsenia favonius
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- (c) Gerald Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/47573424@N00/137729800
- (c) Bill Berthet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Theclinae/eumaeini/Satyrium_f_favonius/Satyrium_f_favonius_USA_FL_St_Johns_Co__St_Augustine_03-V-08_BT2.jpg
- (c) Bill Berthet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Theclinae/eumaeini/Satyrium_f_favonius/Satyrium_f_favonius_USA_FL_St_Johns_Co__St_Augustine_03-V-08_BT1.jpg
- (c) Bill Berthet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Theclinae/eumaeini/Satyrium_f_favonius/Satyrium_f_favonius_USA_FL_St_Johns_Co__St_Augustine_07-V-07_BT.jpg
- (c) Bill Berthet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Theclinae/eumaeini/Satyrium_f_favonius/Satyrium_f_favonius_USA_FL_St_Johns_Co__St_Augustine_07-V-07_BT3.jpg
- (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2009_10_06/IMG_021475.JPG
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyrium_favonius
- (c) Leslie Ries, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/19606962
More Info
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- Maryland Biodiversity Project
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- Moths of North Carolina
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