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Rustan Hairstreak

Atlides rustan

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Description:

Butterfly, the size of a medium butterfly. First time visiting my garden and I have been here for 3 years now.

Species ID Suggestions

Rustan Hairstreak

Atlides rustan

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Comments (5)
bayucca
Lycaenidae (so a hairstreak, not a skipper), Theclinae, Eumaeini, Atlides rustan. Formerly in the genus Oenomaus, Olynthus and Thecla. http://insectafgseag.myspecies.info/file-colorboxed/1356 http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlides_rustan
bayucca
Here we go, Gilma. Quite a tough one, it was renamed several times...
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
bayucca you are around!! Wonder if you find out anything about this gorgeous Skipper... Sorry to be a pain but I just can get anywhere with it in the internet..... : )
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
bayucca can you please help me ID this gorgeous thing, I have never seen it before in my garden, is about 2 inches..I know that in your side of the world, you are around when it is midnight to me here but if you see this can you please help me. Thank you bayucca, I will try to come on line at midnight....

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PublishedJuly 24, 2014

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