SUBFAMILY
Theclinae
Hairstreaks
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers)) Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters) Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks) |
"Tails" and eyespots on hindwings
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Strymon melinus
Gray Hairstreak
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers)) Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters) Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks) Tribe Eumaeini Genus Strymon Species melinus (Gray Hairstreak) |
Most widespread hairstreak in North America
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Female
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Calycopis cecrops
Red-banded Hairstreak
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers)) Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters) Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks) Tribe Eumaeini Genus Calycopis Species cecrops (Red-banded Hairstreak) |
Member of groundstreak group
Adults spend time close to the ground; larvae feed on the ground |
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