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Species Summary
Above, wings are generally covered with a brilliant iridescent blue (more subdued in females) with blackish margins. Undesides are pictured above.Eggs may be found on Mistletoes (Phoradendron), a parasitic plant found on many trees (oaks/walnuts/cottonwood/sycamore/juniper).
Larva are green with a darker black stripe, yellowish stripes along sides near the 'legs', and covered in short orange hair.
Pupa are mottled dull black/brown, and usually overwinter.
Flight range from coast to coast in the near-south, occasionally wandering north as far as Illinois, New York, and Oregon.
Commonly referred to as a 'purple' hairstreak.
Page last updated: Oct. 22,1997