[Leps-l] New Hairstreak Record For The US

Mike Quinn entomike at gmail.com
Wed Nov 4 11:06:06 EST 2015


Great bug!

BOA info:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__butterfliesofamerica.com_michaelus-5Fira.htm&d=AwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=eDfoHp8SA6ovNQtFa4fj57qOxQz4F9Gei_20ZfSRvxw&s=xQP_a7-I43uKS-d_34cnt026BW-bZoUB0gDdGSrbp7k&e= 

apparently, not much known about it except that it ranges s. to S.
America...

Mike Quinn, Austin

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 8:19 AM, Mike Rickard <mikearickard at gmail.com> wrote:

> While leading a Texas Butterfly Festival field trip in Harlingen's Hugh
> Ramsey Park yesterday (11/01/15), I photographed a hairstreak I tentatively
> identified as a Shadowed Hairstreak (Michaelus ira).  It was visiting
> Crucita blossoms on the Indigo Trail, and observed by all trip
> participants.  This is the first record of this species for the US.  ID has
> been confirmed by Andy Warren of the McGuire Center.
>
> Mike Rickard
> Mission TX
>
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