Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1068594

Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus

Observation date: October 05, 2015
Submitted by: diwalks2@gmail.com
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This is one place where I'm surprised to see hill toppers in large numbers, these show up after rains! the only other place we see these regularly is in the desert on flowers. sycamores with mistletoe near by, but have not been able to locate females but they must be around.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 07, 2015
Coordinator notes: Usually, females of this species are more commonly seen than males-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Orange County