Red banded hairstreak

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Red banded hairstreak

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Genus: Calycopis
Species: C. cecrops
Binomial name
Calycopis cecrops
Fabricius, 1793

Red Banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) - is a butterfly native to the south eastern United States. It feeds on fallen leaves of sumac species and other trees.

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