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Great purple hairstreak butterfly - Atlides halesus - male
Copyright © 2007 Carmen Champagne

Great purple hairstreak butterfly - Atlides halesus - Male
Athens/ State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
September 28, 2007
The host plant is goldenrod.
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Contributed by Carmen Champagne on 15 October, 2007 - 8:49pm
Last updated 11 August, 2019 - 1:10pm

male
Notes on the guide page mention this is a male--with the iridescent patch on the forewing. Great shot, incidentally!
… Cotinis, 11 August, 2019 - 1:11pm login or register to post comments

Lovely!
You have some great pictures and finds - thanks for sharing them! Just to be nit-picky, I would call the flower not a host plant (generally used to refer to caterpillar food) but a nectar plant. Goldenrod is always a great one for bugs, isn't it?

You'll find the scientific name shows up automatically when you post to the guide - no need to use it in your title.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 15 October, 2007 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
You're right about the host/nectar plant. I have caterpillars on the brain. :-)
… Carmen Champagne, 15 October, 2007 - 11:07pm login or register to post comments

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