Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 695131

Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus

Observation date: December 22, 2011
Date notes: Early morning December 22, 2011. Foggy
Submitted by: Polarishymn
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Saved from a spider this morning. Not sure what he is. It has decoy antenna on the end of his wings that move independently from the rest of the wing. Bright orange and blue body. I live in florida of that helps. And he was about the size of a quarter.
Status: Resident
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: January 16, 2012
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Florida, United States