Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Hairstreaks (Theclinae) » Eumaeini » Chlorostrymon » Silver-Banded Hairstreak - Hodges#4273 (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
Photo#169450
Silver-Banded Hairstreak - Chlorostrymon simaethis - male
Copyright © 2008 Alan Chin Lee

Silver-Banded Hairstreak - Chlorostrymon simaethis - Male
Homestead, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
January 20, 2008

Images of this individual: tag all
Silver-Banded Hairstreak - Chlorostrymon simaethis - male Silver-Banded Hairstreak - Chlorostrymon simaethis - male
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Alan Chin Lee on 12 February, 2008 - 11:41pm

Eyes
I just wanted to point out the grey eyes with a reflective dot pattern. This can be helpful in identifying some Hairstreaks and Blues, because there are only few species that don't have black or nearly black eyes. It only works when they're alive though. I think it gives them more "personality" too.
… David J. Ferguson, 14 February, 2008 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact