Oak Hairstreak

Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park.

Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page. BugGuide is another web resource.

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Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) Occurrence level & flight period.
Habitat. Typically visits (for nectaring). Larval host plants.

 

 

Oak Hairstreak (0.9–1.5″)

Very rare: M-Jun Wood edges Indian hemp (dogbane) Oak woodlands and edges

May 23, 2012
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger

June 10, 2023
Ellicott City
Kathy Litzinger

Extremely rare! The previous record in Howard County was pre-1980’s.

There are only two records.