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: Aug 17, 2022
Submitted by: LauraS
Region: St. Clair County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Aug 18, 2022
Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: Spunkybart
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2022
Submitted by: Team-Chick
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
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Verified date: Aug 14, 2022
Observation date: Aug 07, 2022
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 09, 2022
Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
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Verified date: Aug 04, 2022
Observation date: Jul 29, 2022
Submitted by: amparrish15
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 31, 2022
Observation date: Jul 29, 2022
Submitted by: amparrish15
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 31, 2022
Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
Submitted by: Sue Bocchicchio
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 29, 2022
Observation date: Jul 24, 2022
Submitted by: lantana
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 24, 2022
Observation date: Aug 04, 2021
Submitted by: Gregkjones1753
Region: Hanover County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 28, 2022
Observation date: Sep 10, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 28, 2022
Observation date: Aug 28, 2021
Submitted by: Mendrola
Region: Alleghany County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 28, 2022
Observation date: Aug 04, 2021
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 28, 2022
Observation date: Aug 01, 2017
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 27, 2022
Observation date: Aug 17, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 25, 2022
Observation date: Apr 17, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 24, 2022
Observation date: Oct 06, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 24, 2022
Observation date: Jul 19, 2021
Submitted by: Victoria Molnar
Region: New Kent County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 24, 2022
Observation date: Jul 22, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 24, 2022
Observation date: Aug 09, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 24, 2022
Observation date: May 19, 2022
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Salem, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 24, 2022
Observation date: Sep 24, 2021
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Roanoke County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 24, 2022
Observation date: Apr 20, 2022
Submitted by: annegp
Region: Lancaster County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jun 24, 2022
Observation date: Jun 08, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 08, 2022
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