Friday, May 23, 2014

sylvan hairstreak ~ 05/23/14 ~ Pinnacles

(Tenney)

Compare the above to what most sylvan hairstreaks look like.  Notice something missing?  Like tails?  No, they're not broken off, like what frequently happens.  This fatty female(?) never had them, hence the ssp. dryope.  Crazy, huh?

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