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White-M Hairstreak

Parrhasius m-album

Description:

Hairstreak. Its wings were dark blue when they opened

Habitat:

Pine and oak sandy forest in Silver Springs State Park

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4 Comments

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 8 years ago

Oh, Machi, it could very well be the one you suggested. I just put a link from Bugguide to show how Strymon species look.

Machi
Machi 8 years ago

I thought it looked a lot like this one: http://bugguide.net/node/view/281610/bgp...
Except I can't tell from the lighting on my photo if it has the hite "m."

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 8 years ago

It is a hairstreak, and looks like a Strymon species.

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Florida, USA

Spotted on May 8, 2015
Submitted on May 21, 2015

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