Acadian Hairstreak - Satyrium acadicum
![[Acadian Hairstreak image]](img/010443.jpg "Acadian Hairstreak - Female - North Wallace Road - 2014-07-20")
Photo © Phil Schappert
Status in Nova Scotia
Extremely rare. Ferguson mentions several collected from Pictou County during the 1940's and 2 more from Cumberland County August 1, 1952. The first Nova Scotia records for the butterfly atlas period are from the Wallace area, July 20 2014.
Flight Period
Mid-July to late August.
Habitat
Streams, marshes, wet meadows.
Larval Foodplants
Willows (Salix spp.).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
All four of our common hairstreaks are superficially similar. The major differences are in the patterning on the underside of the wings. See Banded Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak and Gray Hairstreak.
Extremely rare. Ferguson mentions several collected from Pictou County during the 1940's and 2 more from Cumberland County August 1, 1952. The first Nova Scotia records for the butterfly atlas period are from the Wallace area, July 20 2014.
Flight Period
Mid-July to late August.
Habitat
Streams, marshes, wet meadows.
Larval Foodplants
Willows (Salix spp.).
Similar Species in Nova Scotia
All four of our common hairstreaks are superficially similar. The major differences are in the patterning on the underside of the wings. See Banded Hairstreak, Striped Hairstreak and Gray Hairstreak.
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