Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1067039

Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus

Observation date: September 28, 2015
Submitted by: gpstewart
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This was a first time personal sighting of this species in Williamson Co, TX. This was feeding on a flowering shrub thought to be a "Poverty Weed" (Baccharis neglecta) along with several Gray Hairstreaks, Horace's Duskywings, and a Common Buckeye.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: September 29, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Williamson County, United States, Texas