Atlides halesus  (Cramer, 1777) – Great Purple Hairstreak

Taxonomy

1. Order: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
2. Family: Lycaenidae Leach, 1815
3. Subfamily: Theclinae Swainson, 1831
4. Tribe: Eumaeini Doubleday, 1847
5. Genus: Atlides Hubner, [1819]
6. Species: halesus (Cramer, 1777) P3# 770422 MONA# 4270