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Silver-Banded Hairstreak - Hodges#4273 (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
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Copyright © 2008
Alan Chin Lee
Silver-Banded Hairstreak -
Chlorostrymon simaethis
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Homestead, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
January 20, 2008
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Contributed by
Alan Chin Lee
on 12 February, 2008 - 11:41pm
Eyes
I just wanted to point out the grey eyes with a reflective dot pattern. This can be helpful in identifying some Hairstreaks and Blues, because there are only few species that don't have black or nearly black eyes. It only works when they're alive though. I think it gives them more "personality" too.
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David J. Ferguson
, 14 February, 2008 - 3:59pm
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