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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Gossamer Winged Butterflies (Lycaenidae) » Hairstreaks (Theclinae) » Calycopis » Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)

Species Calycopis cecrops - Red-banded Hairstreak

Classification · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))
Family Lycaenidae (Gossamer Winged Butterflies)
Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
Genus Calycopis
Species cecrops (Red-banded Hairstreak)
Identification
Underside of both wings is dark grey with a red band crossing postmedian (ie more towards the back edge of the wing than the body). Above, some bright blue is visible in flight. Daniels (1) says metallic blue scales above indicate the female.
Range
FL north to CT, west to KS and TX.
Habitat
Woodland openings and edges, sandy fields.
Food
Eggs are laid on fallen leaves, especially around Mango (Mangifera indica), Brazilian Pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) Winged Sumac (Rhus copallina) and other trees. Larvae may feed on this detritus as well as fresh leaves and buds of host plants.
Print References
Butterflies through Binoculars(2)
Butterflies of Florida (1)
Internet References
Butterflies and Moths of North America species account and county records map
Works Cited
1.Butterflies of Florida Field Guide (Our Nature Field Guides)
By Jaret C. Daniels
2.Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East
By Jeffrey Glassberg
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason
Last updated 10 August, 2008 - 7:47pm

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