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Another Butterfly - what kind? - Calycopis cecrops
Copyright © 2005 Tzila "Z" Duenzl

Another Butterfly - what kind? - Calycopis cecrops
Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas, USA
June 16, 2005
I find this kind of B-fly difficult to ID, so any help would be appreciated.
Contributed by Tzila "Z" Duenzl on 8 January, 2007 - 9:45pm
Last updated 9 January, 2007 - 6:16pm

Calycopis
This butterfly is a Calycopis cecrops, or Red-banded Hairstreak. In appearance this species is very similar to Calycopis isoben, the Dusky Blue Groundstreak, and both species are found in Texas, but since the orange on the upper wing does not taper I'm pretty sure of the ID on this one.

… Samantha Summar, 8 January, 2007 - 11:19pm

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