Summary ⁴

Wingspan: 1 1/8 - 1 1/2 inches (2.9 - 3.8 cm)
Host plants: Various willow species including black willow (Salix nigra) and silk willow (Salix sericea).
Adult food: Nectar from flowers including butterflyweed, meadowsweet, milkweeds, New Jersey tea, and thistles.
Overwintering stage: eggs
Mate-Location system: perching
Flight: June-August

https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Satyrium-acadica

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Roger Rittmaster
2. (c) Cullen Hanks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cullen Hanks
3. no rights reserved, uploaded by Kent McFarland
4. Adapted by mjordan75 from a work by (c) mgillet, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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