Great Purple Hairstreak
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| Great Purple Hairstreak | |
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| Probably a Great Purple Hairstreak in New Mexico | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Atlides |
| Species: | A. halesus |
| Binomial name | |
| Atlides halesus (Cramer, 1777) |
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The Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus), also called the great blue hairstreak, is a common North American butterfly. The larvae (Caterpillars) feed on mistletoe (Phoradendron) species.
[edit] External links
- Great Purple Hairstreak, Butterflies of North Carolina Online
- http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/usa/282.htm
- great purple hairstreak on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
- [1] Many beautiful images of this species
- [2] Very detailed rearing project
- [3] Life cycle video on YouTube
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