Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Red-banded Hairstreak

A Red-banded Hairstreak visiting the pink Penta blossoms.

Hairstreaks are characterized by the tiny hairlike tails on their hind wings. They move their hind wings up and down which draws attention to the hairs projecting at the back(watch video below). This serves the purpose of fooling predators into attacking the back of the butterfly instead of its head.

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