The red-banded hairstreak (''Calycopis cecrops'') is a butterfly native to the southeastern United States. It feeds on fallen leaves of

sumac Sumac ( or ), also spelled sumach, is any of about 35 species of flowering plants in the genus ''Rhus'' and related genera in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae). Sumacs grow in subtropical and temperate regions throughout the world, including Eas ...

species and other trees. Its size ranges from . It lives near coastal areas. Its genome was sequenced in 2016. It has a false "head" that helps it avoid predators. In a 2012 experiment, ''C. cecrops'' was exposed to a

jumping spider Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...

, '' Phidippus pulcherrimus'', which researchers found to be a "very efficient strategy in deflecting attacks."

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Butterflies & Moths of North America
Calycopis Butterflies of North America Butterflies described in 1793 {{Lycaenidae-stub