BUTTERFLIES OF GEORGIA’S PIEDMONT REGION |
Family Lycaenidae (gossamer-wings), subfamily Theclinae (hairstreaks)
great purple hairstreak
Atlides halesus
Sweetwater Creek State Park Douglas County, 16 August 2010 |
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nectaring on Helianthus porteri |
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State Botanical Garden of Georgia Clarke County, 24 July 2008 |
Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve DeKalb County, 20 September 2008 |
male forewing, dorsal side up, on roadbed |
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Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Bondsview Road Bibb County, 8 July 2011 |
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nectaring on Eupatorium serotinum |
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Monastery of the Holy Spirit Rockdale County, 20 September 2011 |
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Photos and videos by Jim Allison |
nectaring on Pycnanthemum muticum |
Monastery of the Holy Spirit Rockdale County, 11 July 2011 |
Photos by Francis Michael Stiteler |