Great Purple Hairstreak Butterfly — Image by kenne
The great purple hairstreak, Atlides halesus (Cramer), is a fascinating butterfly. Although its preferred
and most frequently used common name is great purple hairstreak, it does not have any accurate purple
coloring. A few publications use the name great blue hairstreak, which is more appropriate.
I spotted this guy on our patio
— kenne
Ha, I can imagine exclaiming this when meeting a friend who has experimented with the hair dye. “Great purple hairstreak!!”
I like that!