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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Gossamer Wings</title>
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		<title>Great Purple Hairstreak</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/19/great-purple-hairstreak-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swallowtail butterfly?
October 19, 2009
I&#8217;ve had a difficult time identifying this butterfly. It has markings similar to a Pipvine Swallowtail, but not close enough for a positive ID. Observed 10-18-2009 in Central Texas. Can you help?
Regards
Ed Sparks
McKinney Falls St. Park, Austin TX
Hi Ed,
Your lovely little butterfly is much too small to be a swallowtail.  It is [...]


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		<title>Green Lynx Spider eats Hairstreak Butterfly</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/01/green-lynx-spider-eats-hairstreak-butterfly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green Lynx Lunch
August 31, 2009
I know that this is a green lynx with a moth, but I thought the picture was a good one. Everyone I show it to says something like &#8220;ewwww, or thanks for the nightmares&#8221; so I thought I&#8217;d show it to someone who would appreciate it. 
I also snapped a shot [...]


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		<title>Gray Hairstreak</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/17/gray-hairstreak-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/17/gray-hairstreak-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[possibly a skipper
August 15, 2009
Hello, this was on a eupatorium perfoliatium. I could probably look through books and find it but am being lazy. If you don&#8217;t have time I will understand.
thank you, Louise
Orefield, PA 18069 USA
Hi Louise,
Your butterfly is a Gray Hairstreak, Strymon melinus.  According to BugGuide:  &#8220;Food  Caterpillar hosts: Flowers and fruits from [...]


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		<title>Unknown Hairstreak</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/31/unknown-hairstreak/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[odd looking butterfly
July 30, 2009
Found what I think is a butterfly on one of our sunflowers today. It has what appears to be 2 bodies sticking out of its back.
Chris
Conroe Tx
Hi Chris,
This is some species of Hairstreak in the subfamilyTheclinae of the Gossamer Wings.





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		<title>Gray Hairstreak</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/13/gray-hairstreak/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/13/gray-hairstreak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grey Butterfly and inchworm. Related?
July 12, 2009
This butterfly caught my eye because as it landed on my eggplant, it moved its back wings back and forth to flash this set of brightly colored orange spots. I&#8217;ve never seen this type of butterfly before, and this is also the first year I&#8217;ve had inchworms in my [...]


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		<title>Silver Studded Blue from Slovakia, we believe</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/12/silver-studded-blue-from-slovakia-we-believe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/12/silver-studded-blue-from-slovakia-we-believe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Butterfly ID requested
July 10, 2009
Butterfly ID requested
Can someone tell me what this butterfly is? I photographed it in June near Zilnia, Slovakia in Europe. Both photos are of the insect. Thank you.
Jim Zuckerman
Zilnia, Slovakia
Dear Jim,
What we could say before doing any research is that your butterfly is a Gossamer Winged Butterfly in the family Lycaenidae [...]


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		<title>Imperial Sunstreak from Ecuador and Identification Assistance Request</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/31/imperial-sunstreak-from-ecuador-and-identification-assistance-request/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/31/imperial-sunstreak-from-ecuador-and-identification-assistance-request/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 20:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need ID for Neo tropical Conservation Project
Sat, May 30, 2009 at 6:13 PM
I won t post any photos here as there are too many but all of them are visible on flickr at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigal_river_conservation_project_ecuador/sets/
If anybody can help in narowing some of the identifications, it would be greatly appreciated. The place is also available for research. Thanks [...]


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		<title>Sheridan&#8217;s Green Hairstreak:  State Butterfly of Wyoming</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/10/sheridans-green-hairstreak-state-butterfly-of-wyoming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 14:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wyoming&#8217;s state butterfly
Sun, May 10, 2009 at 5:39 AM
Hi Lisa Anne and Daniel, this past winter Wyoming was first designated a state butterfly, the Sheridan&#8217;s Green Hairstreak. The process was begun by some Sheridan County third grade students as a civics project. They wanted it to be the state insect but a sponsoring Sheridan legistator [...]


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		<title>Brown Elfin</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/25/brown-elfin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brown Elfin b&#8217;fly
Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Hi Lisa Anne and Daniel. I noticed you haven&#8217;t a Brown Elfin butterfly on your site. Here is one on juniper that I found in central WY on 4/21.
Peace,
Dwaine
near Casper, WY
Hi Dwaine,
We are going to trust your identification that this is a Brown Elfin, Callophrys augustinus, because [...]


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		<title>Great Purple Hairstreak:  Newly Metamorphosed</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/26/great-purple-hairstreak-newly-metamorphosed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/26/great-purple-hairstreak-newly-metamorphosed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whats this beautiful bug?
Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 3:40 PM
I have been loving your site for a few years now. So,let me make this short&#8230;what is this? Moth?Thanks for your help.
Myra in Ft Polk, La
Fort Polk,LA
Dear Myra,
How lucky are you???  You have witnessed a newly metamorphosed Great Purple Hairstreak, Atlides halesus, expand its wings. [...]


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