Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1200585

Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus

Observation date: March 09, 2019
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Getting Nectar with the mass migration of Painted Ladies on Mustard, in the Shelter of a Palo Verde tree. Cool high fifties to low sixties wind 15 mph + also orange tips, Desert metalmark, Queen, Pygmy Blue, other Blues on id, Whites, Funerial Duskywing, Wrights Metalmark, Sleepy Orange Countless Painted Ladies, Also Lots of Painted Lady Larva on Many different species of plants. Huge White Lined Sphinx Larva Mowing down Flowers leaves stems and All over the desert floor. lots of snow Birds Thawing out and taking Photos of Everything!
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: March 14, 2019
Coordinator notes: Are you using some kind of bait to keep finding that species?-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, San Diego County