sylvan hairstreak ~ 05/23/14 ~ Pinnacles

sylvan hairstreak / willow hairstreak

Satyrium sylvinus dryope

(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?