Banded Hairstreak
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park; UMDCF – University of Maryland Central Farm.
Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page and the following common name for additional information from USGS web page. BugGuide is another web resource.
Legend:
| Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) Common name [link is to USGS] |
Occurrence level & flight period. | |
| Habitat. | Typically visits (for nectaring). | Larval host plants. |
| Banded Hairstreak (1–1.5″) Banded Hairstreak |
Uncommon: M to L-Jun | Woods trails & edges | Indian hemp, milkweed | Various oaks | |
June 14, 2012
Mount Pleasant
Annette Allor
June 15, 2009
Wincopin Trail (Savage)
Bob Solem
June 26, 2016
Meadowbrook Park
Kevin Heffernan
Female
June 29, 2014
David Force NRA
Linda Hunt
Female
July 8, 2013
Mount Pleasant
Bonnie Ott
Female
June 11, 2023
Ellicott City
Annette Allor
The phenograms show the maximum number of individual butterflies of this species seen in the first eight years of the Howard County Butterfly Survey. From these graphs, one can see the number of broods of each species, when they are active, and the relative abundance of the species in each brood. The observed early and late dates are shown below The graphs can be used to anticipate the first sighting of a given species in the year and can help with identification.
Early: 5/19/2016 Late: 7/22/2021