Great Purple Hairstreak

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 of Independence.

Atlides halesus est une espèce de lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Lycaenidae, de la sous-famille des Theclinae et du genre Atlides. Dénomination Atlides halesus a été nommé par Pieter Cramer en 1777. Synonymes : Papilio halesus Cramer, [1777]; Atlides dolichos Hübner, 1823; Thecla halesus ; Godman & Salvin, [1887], Atlides halesus ; Dyar, 1903.

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