Banded hairstreak butterflies are subtle but beautiful little butterflies that are flying now. The hairstreaks are an interesting group of little butterflies, but they are often overlooked because … ...

Smaller butterflies, like NC’s Red-Banded Hairstreak, have short proboscises (straw-like “tongues”) and are unable to reach the nectar in large blooms.But larger butterflies, including the ...

Smaller butterflies, like NC’s Red-Banded Hairstreak, have short proboscises (straw-like “tongues”) and are unable to reach the nectar in large blooms.But larger butterflies, including the ...