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Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus
The Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) occurs across the southern United States southward to Guatemala. The first 3 shots shown here were taken in March, 2004, in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L IS lens and 2X extender.
The shot shown here was taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in November, 2002, with a Canon EOS 1V and an EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L lens and 1.4X extender on Fuji 100 film.
The next 11 shots of Great Purple Hairstreak were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in October, 2009, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash.
The Great Purple Hairstreak shown here was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in November, 2009. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash.
The next 6 shots of Great Purple Hairstreak were taken in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in March, 2010, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash.
The Great Purple Hairstreak in the next three shots was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in March, 2011. These images were taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash.
Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus
Hornsby Bend,
Austin, Travis Co., Texas
7 November 2013
Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus
Hornsby Bend,
Austin, Travis Co., Texas
7 November 2013
Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus
Hornsby Bend,
Austin, Travis Co., Texas
7 November 2013