Striped Hairstreak 
Satyrium liparops

Striped Hairstreak is uncommon statewide in or near deciduous or pine-oak woodlands. There are two subspecies: Satyrium liparops strigosa occurs on the Upper Coastal Plain and northward to the TN/NC line. Satytrium liparops liparops occurs on the Lower Coastal Plain and the Coast. The subspecies S.l. liparops can be identified by the orange-brown patches on the upper sides of the wings, with the patch sometimes with a patch on both wings but always with a patch on the FW. Since Striped Hairstreak doesn’t often perch with its wings open, this field mark is seldom seen. There is one brood with adults in late April and May on the Coast and the Lower Coastal Plain, mid-May into early July in the Upper Coastal Plain and Piedmont and late June to mid-July in the Mountains and Ridge and Valley. The hostplants are sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboretum), Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia Marshall), blueberry (Vaccinium), willow (Salix) and wild azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) (Harris 1972). Early Date: April 30 (Chatham); Late Date: July 2 (Union). Conservation Status: Secure.