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what is this beauty? - Atlides halesus
Copyright © 2014 Laura Porter

what is this beauty? - Atlides halesus
New Braunfels, Texas, USA
November 7, 2014
I found this moth/butterfly on the milkweed in my back yard.While it was eating it was rubbing it's "back" wings together? male/female? It is so pretty. All the colors!
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Contributed by Laura Porter on 7 November, 2014 - 1:38pm
Last updated 7 November, 2014 - 7:59pm

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… Cliff Ivy, 7 November, 2014 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

Atlides halesus - Great Purple Hairstreak
Really nice pic of a gorgeous butterfly. It rubs its tails so that a predator will mistake it for the head. Better to lose a tail rather than a head.
… Cliff Ivy, 7 November, 2014 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

 
I do love this picture.I used
I do love this picture.I used it as my screen saver. I also love this little butterfly.He was so territorial. He must have really loved that milkweed. He kept coming back over and over the whole day.Thanks so much for the info.
… Laura Porter, 7 November, 2014 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

 
You lucky dog.
In my butterfly quest I have yet to see one. Guess I need to head to south TX.
… Cliff Ivy, 7 November, 2014 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

maybe Atlides halesus
but wait for an expert.
… metrioptera, 7 November, 2014 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

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