Red-Banded Hairstreak Calycopis cecrops Specimen Home  -  Butterflies  -  Details Immatures      Female  Eclosure     Male Eclosure

Male Dorsal Female Dorsal Male Ventral Female Ventral PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis Specimen from the Jacque Collection.  LOCATION: Jeff Slotten located female 16 June 2012 on Rhus sp. Sandhills/Thunder Roads, Moore County, North Carolina TIME SPENT AS: Ova:  dates not recorded Larvae:  Hatched 24 June 2012 - Larvae were placed individually on Rhus typhina leaves  in small cello cups with misted paper towel in the bottom to help hydrate the leaves.   Cecrops #4 and #6 were larvae 18 days. Pupae:              Flights: 2 Host Plant used to oviposit:  Rhus typhina (Staghorn Sumac)   Host Plant  used to rear larvae: Rhus typhina (Staghorn Sumac)