8,813 observationsLeast Concern
Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Lepidoptera ›Family: Lycaenidae ›Genus: Atlides
About
The great purple hairstreak (Atlides halesus), also called the great blue hairstreak, is a common gossamer-winged butterfly species in parts of the United States. It is actually a Neotropical species; its North American range only includes the warm-temperate and subtropical parts of that continent, and it ranges southwards almost to the Isthmus of Panama. The type specimen, however, was shipped to Europe from the Colony of Virginia, probably around the time of the United States Declaration...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Great Purple Hairstreak is Atlides halesus.
- Great Purple Hairstreak belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Great Purple Hairstreak belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Great Purple Hairstreak belongs to the class Insecta.
- Great Purple Hairstreak belongs to the order Lepidoptera.
- Great Purple Hairstreak belongs to the family Lycaenidae.
- Great Purple Hairstreak belongs to the genus Atlides.