Sighting 1156803
Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus
Observation date: May 07, 2018
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found some eggs on Mistletoe have been looking for larva almost impossible to find when small as they Blend in so very well. The eggs are about the size of a pin head. There white color gives them away to us who see colors! Almost Complete Series missed a couple instars look at the long tails and the lack of the blue line Between forward and Aft wings on Ventral Side Yes its A GIRL!!!!!! YEA!
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 05, 2018
Coordinator notes: Now all you have to do is find a bunch of caterpillars that are Thicket Hairstreaks. Congrats on finding another Baird's Swallowtail. I suspect I could find some at a spot I know. but my focus this year is finding butterflies I rarely see or have never seen-Ken Davenport. It has been 40 years since I found bairdii in the San Bernardino Mountains-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): Orange County, United States, California