Summer-butterfly

Guides

• Satyrium caryaevorus

  Hickory Hairstreak

  Satyrium caryaevorus, the hickory hairstreak, is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern North America, where adults are active during summer months. The species has one generation per year and overwinters as an egg. Larvae feed primarily on hickory and related tree species, while adults visit flowers for nectar.

  LycaenidaehairstreakNorth-Americahickoryhardwood-forestsummer-butterflysingle-brooded