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Red banded hairstreak

Calycopis cecrops

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Habitat:

spotted among low grass and weeds on unimproved county road

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Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)

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Comments (8)
auntnance123
Thank you for all the kind words. These tiny beauties are fairly abundant in our area, but they are usually very busy. I was indeed lucky to find this one resting.
VivBraznell
What fabulous markings .... well spotted!

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PublishedMarch 23, 2012

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