Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)

Fairly common in the NC piedmont and rare in the mountains and coastal plain, Coral Hairstreaks are single brooded, flying from late May to late June

	Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus) Unlike most hairstreaks in the eastern U.S., Coral Hairstreaks lack "tails".
Person Co., NC 13 Jun 2006


Moore Co., NC 9 June 2007	Moore Co., NC 9 June 2007

		Males (left) have a scent patch on the upperside of the forewings and have straighter wing edges. Females (right) lack the scent patch and have much more rounded wings.
Person Co., NC 13 Jun 2006	Person Co., NC 13 Jun 2006

		Males As you can see from most of these photos, Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is the favored nectar plant for Coral Hairstreaks!
Person Co., NC 13 Jun 2006	Person Co., NC 13 Jun 2006

		Females
Person Co., NC 13 Jun 2006	Person Co., NC 13 Jun 2006

		Females
Caswell Co., NC 17 Jun 2006	Caswell Co., NC 17 Jun 2006

		Females
Caswell Co., NC 17 Jun 2006	Caswell Co., NC 17 Jun 2006

	Satyrium titus titus Person Co., NC 13 Jun 2006 All of the individuals above and this one to the left are of this subspecies, which shows strong white circles surrounding the post-median black spots.

Satyrium titus winteri
St Clair Co., MI
8 July 2003

This is a different subspecies of Coral Hairstreak. Note that the post-median black spots are not encircled by white as they are in the subspecies above.

		Male on left, female on right
Kalamazoo Co., MI 2 July 2004	Kalamazoo Co., MI 2 July 2004

		Male on left, female on right
Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004	Allegan Co., MI 5 July 2004

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Created on ... June 28, 2003 | updated on ... July 19, 2004 | jspippen@duke.edu