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Great Purple Hairstreak - Hodges#4270 (Atlides halesus)
Photo#29876
Copyright © 2005
Charles Schurch Lewallen
Great Purple Hairstreak -
Atlides halesus
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
August 28, 2005
Atlides halesus
I will post this here for conformation.
Contributed by
Charles Schurch Lewallen
on 29 August, 2005 - 2:20pm
Last updated 30 August, 2005 - 2:12pm
Beautiful
Beautiful photo, beautiful insect. I haven't seen this species before.
--Stephen
Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
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Stephen_WV
, 29 August, 2005 - 5:01pm
Great Purple Hairstreek
Thanks Stephen,
This was a nice individual.
The top of the wings is an irridecesent blue.
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Charles Schurch Lewallen
, 30 August, 2005 - 2:07pm
Great Purlpe Hairstreak
Yep, exactly right, Great Purple Hairstreak!
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David
, 29 August, 2005 - 2:29pm
Great Purple Hairstreek
Great! Thanks David.
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Charles Schurch Lewallen
, 29 August, 2005 - 4:27pm