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Butterflies of the
Carolinas & Virginias

King`s Hairstreak,
Satyrium kingi

Size: Wingspan is 1 to 1 1/4 inch.

Similar Species:
Edward`s Hairstreak
Banded Hairstreak
Hickory Hairstreak
Striped Hairstreak.

Habitat: Longleaf pines and pocosin ecotones. Pine flatwoods and swamp bottomland margins. Always found near sweet leaf.

Abundance: Very local in the coastal plain and sandhills. Very rare elsewhere in the state.

Flight Period: Late May until mid June.

Comments:
As you can see these hairstreaks then to perch on leaves out in the sun a good bit.

These photos were taken in Moore Co., NC on June 06, 2003. There were others nectaring on New Jersey Tea.

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