Great Purple Hairstreak

• Scientific Name: Atlides Halesus
• Common Name: Great Purple Hairstreak
• Diet: flowers, gaudy, approachable
• Genus: Atlides
• Family: Lycaenidae - Blues, Hairstreaks, and Metal-marks
• Order: Lepidoptera
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Species: halesus
• Class: Insecta