The Red-Banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops). Admittedly, this is a terrible photo, but it does do a good job of displaying the very pronounced banded markings on the hindwing of the Red-Banded Hairstreak. This is the only photo I have of … Continue reading
The White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) is a southeastern hairstreak with a distinctly marked hindwing and beautiful top wing. The White M is a medium size butterfly, but would probably be considered large for a hairstreak. It is not very common … Continue reading
The Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) means trouble for you identification fans out there. When you have one zoomed in as close as the photo above, it’s not that hard to pick out the orange splotch, the straight double tail and … Continue reading