Fixsenia favonius
Common name: Oak Hairstreak
Feeds on these plants:
Achillea ageratum
(sold as Moonshine)
Achillea millefolium ‘Lavender Beauty’
Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’
Achillea millefolium
(sold as Apple Blossom)
Achillea ‘Anblo’
(sold as Anthea)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Deep Red)
Asclepias curassavica
(sold as Silky Gold)
Bidens ferulifolia
(sold as Yellow Empire)
Cirsium arvense
(sold as Thistle)
Erigeron glaucus
(sold as Bountiful)
Erigeron glaucus
(sold as Cape Sebastian)
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Autumn Colors’
Rudbeckia hirta ‘Indian Summer’
Rudbeckia hirta
(sold as Becky Series)
Rudbeckia hirta
(sold as Cordoba)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Fixsenia favonius, the Oak Hairstreak, can be found in NM,WY,TX,LA,MS,AL,GA,FL,SC,NC,VA,KS,MO,IL,TN,KY,OH,IN,MD,WV,PA,NJ,NY,CT,MA, and RI.
Favorite nectar plants include: Achillea, Asclepias Bidens, Cirsium, and Salvia
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Host plants:
Quercus
Quercus falcata
Quercus marilandica
Quercus nigra
Quercus virginiana
Quercus
CC0 image courtesy of
Paloma
CC 2.0 image courtesy of
Gail Hampshire
