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  Sighting 746164

Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus

Observation date: October 21, 2012
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Nectoraring on white asters c. 1656 CDT.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: October 21, 2012
Coordinator notes: First photo-documented record for Putnam County, Tennessee, and 91st butterfly species to be documented in the county. A sight record by Richard W. Simmers, Jr., was obtained during September 1980 in Putnam County.
Checklist region(s): United States, Tennessee, Putnam County

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