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Hairstreak, Red-banded? - Calycopis cecrops
Copyright © 2018 Maggie Furtak

Hairstreak, Red-banded? - Calycopis cecrops

Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
August 28, 2018
Terrible pic, but is this a Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)? Would make the second bugguide record in MA. Any other similar species to consider? Suburban native plant garden between Boston and the Middlesex Fells. Thanks!
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Contributed by Maggie Furtak on 28 August, 2018 - 7:00pm
Last updated 29 August, 2018 - 3:44pm

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Moved to Calycopis cecrops
Moved from ID Request.

Your identification looks good, Maggie. Kaufman's guide only shows it to about Long Island, but they must wander a bit further...
… Ken Allison, 29 August, 2018 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

 
According to the Massachusett
According to the Massachusetts Butterfly Club, they were first sighted in RI in 2005, and in MA in 2011. They think they are still a summer migrant here, but they are overwintering in RI and CT successfully at this point, and we have the host plants for them, so it's just a matter of time. I have neighbors who grow peaches now. The evidence of shorter winters is all around us. Thanks for the confirmation. Since I've never seen one here before, I wanted to be sure!
… Maggie Furtak, 29 August, 2018 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

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