Kebnat
INSECTS

Banded Hairstreak

Satyrium calanus

Insects
Native
Banded Hairstreak, photo 1 of 5
Banded Hairstreak, Caterpillar
Banded Hairstreak, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Lycaenidae.

There are 275 observations of Banded Hairstreak in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montréal and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais141
  2. Montréal41
  3. Montérégie40
  4. Capitale-Nationale15
  5. Laurentides10
  6. Lanaudière9
  7. Laval7
  8. Estrie6
  9. Centre-du-Québec3
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  11. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

Black walnutJuglans nigra
ButternutJuglans cinerea
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
White oakQuercus alba
Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
American chestnutCastanea dentata
Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Shagbark hickoryCarya ovata

Similar species

Hickory HairstreakSatyrium caryaevorus
Striped HairstreakSatyrium liparops
Edwards' HairstreakSatyrium edwardsii
Gray HairstreakStrymon melinus
Eastern Tailed-BlueEveres comyntas
Coral HairstreakSatyrium titus
Juniper HairstreakCallophrys gryneus