Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1062749

Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus

Observation date: August 22, 2015
Submitted by: scout97432
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found resting on ground near swimming pool. Species occasionally seen in flight among white oaks with mistletoe in canopy. First record for Douglas County OR.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 27, 2015
Coordinator notes: Please submit the record to your regional Season Summary Coordinator, Jon Shepard to see if this can published in the Season Summary of the Lepidopterists' Society so this will be public record. Let BAMONA know if you need to know how to contact him-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): Douglas County, Oregon, United States