I eat nectar from milkweed and dogbane
As a caterpillar
I ate leaf litter
I'm an adult now, my taste sure has changed!
Location: DeLuca Preserve, Okeechobee
Sources: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wildflowers/butterfly/red-banded-hairstreak/
Photo and text © 2026 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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