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: Mar 25, 2020
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: orchidbabe
Region: Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 28, 2020
Observation date: Aug 27, 2020
Submitted by: Mlcombs
Region: Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 28, 2020
Observation date: Aug 27, 2020
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 28, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 27, 2020
Observation date: Aug 24, 2020
Submitted by: Karen EH Atwood
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 26, 2020
Observation date: Aug 23, 2020
Submitted by: Dallasyork97
Region: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 24, 2020
Observation date: Jul 31, 2020
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2017
Submitted by: Dallasyork97
Region: Georgia, United States, Walker County
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Aug 19, 2020
Submitted by: kzmmrmn
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 20, 2020
Observation date: Aug 08, 2020
Submitted by: appletree
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 17, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: djarrow
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 29, 2020
Submitted by: xiaomeip6
Region: Queens County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 16, 2020
Observation date: Jun 10, 2020
Submitted by: kristenej
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 15, 2020
Observation date: Sep 17, 2011
Submitted by: henryr10
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2020
Observation date: Aug 12, 2020
Submitted by: henryr10
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 28, 2020
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 13, 2020
Observation date: Aug 12, 2020
Submitted by: clarissa.lehman
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 13, 2020
Observation date: Aug 11, 2020
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 12, 2020
Observation date: Sep 11, 2019
Submitted by: JaserOC
Region: Harvey County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 29, 2020
Observation date: Jul 28, 2020
Submitted by: beatriceranger
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 28, 2020
Observation date: Sep 25, 2010
Submitted by: rosacmchenry@sb...
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 09, 2020
Submitted by: mothnaturalist
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jul 10, 2020
Observation date: Jun 16, 2020
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 06, 2020
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