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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Sep 05, 2019
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 09, 2019
Observation date: Sep 05, 2019
Submitted by: gpro111
Region: Citrus County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 05, 2019
Observation date: Sep 02, 2019
Submitted by: TomObrock
Region: Charlotte County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 03, 2019
Observation date: Sep 03, 2019
Submitted by: Mag-Pie
Region: Nassau County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 03, 2019
Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: GLG
Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 01, 2019
Observation date: Aug 29, 2019
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2019
Observation date: Aug 28, 2019
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Cabell County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2019
Observation date: Apr 12, 2018
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Georgia, United States, Walker County
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 16, 2019
Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Aug 22, 2018
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Georgia, Taylor County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 09, 2019
Observation date: Aug 05, 2019
Submitted by: biodiverse_phot...
Region: Nassau County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 06, 2019
Observation date: May 15, 2019
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Howell County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 01, 2019
Observation date: Jul 15, 2019
Submitted by: MelloK
Region: Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 27, 2019
Observation date: May 27, 2017
Submitted by: elkeno
Region: Queens County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 24, 2019
Observation date: Jun 28, 2005
Submitted by: Janeal W. Thompson
Region: Prowers County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Jul 24, 2019
Observation date: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: SDozzler
Region: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 16, 2019
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 22, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: billd
Region: Grant County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 14, 2019
Observation date: Jul 04, 2019
Submitted by: kmontana001
Region: Gulf County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 06, 2019
Observation date: Jun 17, 2018
Submitted by: Ambersilk61
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 25, 2019
Observation date: Sep 24, 2018
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Lowndes County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 22, 2019
Observation date: Jun 15, 2019
Submitted by: Natalie43
Region: Texas, United States, Wood County
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 19, 2019
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