American mistletoe

[Anne Kilmer]

Great purple hairstreak; Atlides halesus? 
Makes a good swear. 
I'd love to know their proper range, and whether we should be watching
for them in the western bounds of Palm Beach County... where there is
plenty of mistletoe. 
Anne Kilmer
South Florida


Harriett Wright wrote:
> 
> Somewhere I got the notion that American mistletoe is the larvae food
> of a butterfly native to Florida, but I've dug through my references
> and can't find a mention of this.  Can anyone straighten me out?
> 
> Thanks,
> Harriett