Hairstreak - Blue Topside - Gray Btmside - Cupido comyntas

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Hairstreak - Blue Topside - Gray Btmside - Cupido comyntas

Baton Rouge - BREC Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
March 18, 2009
Size: About 3/4 inch

Found on sunny, wet stone walkway.
80 degF
13:30
Very little butterfly, but very spiffy.
Like to find one when I have my macro along.
First one like this I have seen.
John

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Hairstreak - Blue Topside - Gray Btmside - Cupido comyntas

Contributed by John Hartgerink on 18 March, 2009 - 7:41pm
Last updated 22 March, 2009 - 8:03pm

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