Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 996127

Thicket Hairstreak
Callophrys spinetorum

Observation date: July 27, 2014
Submitted by: allelopath
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: August 03, 2014
Coordinator notes: this is thicket hairstreak, which does bear a resemblance to banded hairstreak, but banded has a much grayer ground color and a different arrangement of colors/markings at the HW tail. I have been seeing thickets around Santa Fe, too. nice photo!
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Santa Fe County