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The broad median red band and short tails of the Red-banded Hairstreaks give them their distinguishing markings. You may find them in old fields, woodlands, shrubby sites, or parks. They are the only y Florida butterfly to utilize detritus as larval food. #floridabutterflies #butterflygardens #Pollinators #Floridagarden #Lycaenidae #GossamerWings Butterfly Identification, Florida Native Plants, Old Fields, Gossamer Wings, Butterfly Images, Entomology, Red Band, Beautiful Butterflies, Woodlands

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Red-banded Hairstreak

Family name: Lycaenidae/Gossamer Wings General description: Male dark gray; female dark gray with blue scaling toward wing bases. Ventral hindwing light gray with two short tail…
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The broad median red band and short tails of the Red-banded Hairstreaks give them their distinguishing markings. You may find them in old fields, woodlands, shrubby sites, or parks. They are the only y Florida butterfly to utilize detritus as larval food. #floridabutterflies #butterflygardens #Pollinators #Floridagarden #Lycaenidae #GossamerWings

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The broad median red band and short tails of the Red-banded Hairstreaks give them their distinguishing markings. You may find them in old fields, woodlands, shrubby sites, or parks. They are the only y Florida butterfly to utilize detritus as larval food. #floridabutterflies #butterflygardens #Pollinators #Floridagarden #Lycaenidae #GossamerWings

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