Great purple hairstreak butterfly

a butterfly with black underside wings and a blue and orange abdomen nectaring on a yellow flower.
Photo By/Credit

Peter Pearsall/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
08/25/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Great purple hairstreaks are found in the northern Mojave Desert in Nevada. Photo by Peter Pearsall/USFWS
Species
Atlides halesus
Subject tags
Insects
Wildlife