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Edward's Hairstreak? - Satyrium edwardsii
Copyright © 2006 Jay Cossey

Edward's Hairstreak? - Satyrium edwardsii
Mason County, Illinois, USA
June 11, 2006
Size: 1 in
Is this an Edward's Hairstreak? I've never seen one before. Sorry I didn't get the tails in.
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Contributed by Jay Cossey on 16 June, 2006 - 8:51am
Last updated 5 July, 2006 - 10:29am

Yes, I think so.
Around southern Ohio, at least, I'd be pretty sure about it. Are those Post Oak leaves it is standing among?
… Steve Pelikan, 17 June, 2006 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks Steve. I believe those are dead Oak leaves, but I can't say which kind. The butterflies didn't stray far from the Oaks. We found them hiding amongst the live Oak leaves, so it was nearly impossible to get a photo from 90 degrees. This one went to the ground so I was afforded one chance to get a good ID shot.
… Jay Cossey, 17 June, 2006 - 10:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Moved
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