Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1194893

Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus

Observation date: November 16, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: mid seventies Queens, Sleepy Orange, Leda Mini Streak, Monarch, Pygmy Blue, Ceranus Blue, Gray Hairstreak, Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus, Many Males and Females, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County Calif. and others like Tiny Checkerspot and Common Checkered Skipper and others! some dusky Wing Many Blooms and great Growth in just a few areas Where Thunder Storms Hit WERE Very Scattered and Few this year! just lucked into these areas! Many male and female gph
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: November 17, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, San Diego County