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Hemiargus ceraunus

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

About an inch long, had a dark green stripe down the light green back. The sides were pink with a little bit of white.

Habitat:

I don't remember the tree it was on, but it was in an oak dominated forest right near a creek.

Reference Links:

Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
AshleyT
Thanks bayucca! I don't know what to look for when it comes to caterpillars, but Hemiargus ceraunus looks good to me! I'll go ahead and go with that, appreciate your help :)
bayucca
Definitely a Lycaenidae! Tricky to ID, on bugguide you often have not much pictures, oh, there are many, many pictures to check... Closest guess is Hemiargus ceraunus, the color of the margin might be variable. I think it is not Phaeostrymon alcestis, that margin is not reddish: http://bugguide.net/node/view/392875/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/389977/bgpage Best way to get closer: check season, check most common ones around you, check the Texas Blues (like ZZtop), check exact ranges and voilà there is yours... Good luck
bayucca
Try to look for Lycaenidae, Hairstreaks... http://bugguide.net/node/view/279755/bgpage
ForestDragon
Hi Ashley, neat little caterpillar. It reminds me of caterpillars from Family Lycaenidae but I am not totally sure. http://bugguide.net/node/view/194/bgpage I'll keep an eye out for a closer match but that's all I have for you at this time. Hope it helps!

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