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C_HairstreakBanded Common Name:
Banded Hairstreak
 
 
Scientific Name: Satyrium calanus

 

Habitat & Flight Period: Open fields & glades next to oak woodlands / Mid June - July

 

Comment: Wingspan 1-1.25" Males are darker on the underwing than females. This species is frustratingly similar the the Hickory Hairstreak which usually has noticeable white lines on the inner margins of its forewing bands. Larval host plants are oaks and hick