Aquamarine Hairstreak - Oenomaus ortygnus

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Copyright © 2006 Joshua Stuart Rose

Aquamarine Hairstreak - Oenomaus ortygnus

World Birding Center HQ at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
November 5, 2005

Fourth US record; found by Benton Basham. Nectaring on Betony-leaved Mistflower (Eupatorium betonicifolium)

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Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 27 May, 2006 - 2:17pm
Last updated 4 July, 2009 - 11:59pm

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