Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1338618

Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus

Observation date: July 09, 2022
Submitted by: Seth Mueller
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Spotted near the shade on a hot day. Didn’t have my net and I wanted to collect it, but managed to pull out my phone to take a quick and moderate picture. I don’t have any previous atlides halesus sightings. I’m pretty sure it was male as the metallic blue and dark spot was visible during flight.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 10, 2022
Coordinator notes: None.