Red-banded Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops (Fabricius, 1793)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Two tails on the hindwing. Upperside brown, hindwing blue. Underside gray-brown with white postmedian line edged with red-orange.
Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/4 inches (2.2 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: Males perch on shrubs and low trees to watch for females. Females lay eggs singly on underside of fallen leaves near the host plant. Caterpillars feed on leaves and buds and probably detritus. Chrysalids and fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: All year in Florida, two broods northward from April-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Fallen leaves of wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera), dwarf sumac (Rhus copallina), staghorn sumac (R. typhina), and several oaks.
Adult Food: Flower nectar from yarrow, wild cherry, tickseed sunflower, sumac, sweet pepperbush, New Jersey tea, common milkweed, and dogbane.
Habitat: Coastal hammocks, overgrown fields, forest edges.
Range: Southeastern United States from Long Island south through Florida, west through entire area to southeast Kansas, eastern Oklahoma, and eastern Texas. Strays to eastern Nebraska, northern Illinois, and Michigan.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Not reported.
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Observation date: May 03, 2023
Submitted by: Rick Sinnott
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jan 24, 2024
Observation date: Apr 01, 2023
Submitted by: Jenmiller81
Region: Talladega County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Oct 03, 2023
Observation date: Sep 20, 2023
Submitted by: ydlrun
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 22, 2023
Observation date: Sep 13, 2023
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 14, 2023
Observation date: Sep 02, 2023
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2023
Observation date: Aug 23, 2023
Submitted by: Okie Butterfly Mom
Region: Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 24, 2023
Observation date: Aug 21, 2023
Submitted by: Alison Davies
Region: Lexington County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 22, 2023
Observation date: Aug 19, 2023
Submitted by: burls
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 20, 2023
Observation date: May 03, 2023
Submitted by: Rick Sinnott
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 19, 2023
Observation date: Aug 13, 2023
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 14, 2023
Observation date: Sep 26, 2021
Submitted by: stkeating
Region: Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: Harry Pavulaan
Verified date: Aug 14, 2023
Observation date: Aug 30, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: Harry Pavulaan
Verified date: Aug 14, 2023
Observation date: Aug 08, 2023
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 11, 2023
Observation date: Aug 07, 2023
Submitted by: Eric Hartshaw
Region: Sussex County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 07, 2023
Observation date: Jul 23, 2023
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Jul 23, 2023
Observation date: Jul 08, 2023
Submitted by: Dobber31
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 11, 2023
Observation date: Jun 02, 2023
Submitted by: Florida native
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 21, 2023
Observation date: Jul 14, 2022
Submitted by: Stephen Craig
Region: Christian County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 11, 2023
Observation date: Apr 23, 2023
Submitted by: Stephen Craig
Region: Barry County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 11, 2023
Observation date: May 26, 2023
Submitted by: pkondrashov
Region: Adair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 11, 2023
Observation date: Jun 05, 2023
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 08, 2023
Observation date: May 22, 2023
Submitted by: hockeybruce7
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: May 26, 2023
Observation date: May 20, 2023
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 22, 2023
Observation date: Apr 23, 2023
Submitted by: Reach
Region: Honduras
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 11, 2023
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