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Great Blue Hairstreak - Atlides halesus - male
Copyright © 2009 Philip Kline

Great Blue Hairstreak - Atlides halesus - Male
Gates Pass, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
March 10, 2009
Hill-topping
Contributed by Philip Kline on 11 March, 2009 - 11:59pm

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