Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1065593

Two-barred Flasher
Astraptes fulgerator

Observation date: September 16, 2015
Submitted by: gpstewart
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Had several looks at this but only one photo. When wings were open it showed a lot of blue. It was very active with very short intervals of being still enough for a photo. it was feeding on the flowers as shown but never saw it more than 5 feet off the ground
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: September 16, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Williamson County, United States, Texas