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Southern Hairstreak - Electrostrymon angelia

Southern Hairstreak - Electrostrymon angelia
Matanzas Pass Preserve, Ft Myers Beach, Florida, USA
October 30, 2008
Super tiny on my husband's fingertips.

Fulvous Hairstreak
Electrostrymon angelia. Caribbean in origin, it was first reported from Florida in the early 1970s. Its caterpillars feed on Brazilian Pepper, a serious invasive weed.

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