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  1. American Snout

    Libytheana carinenta
    Note the long snout of this butterfly. American Snouts often land on people because they love to drink sweat.

  2. American Snout

    Libytheana carinenta

  3. Atala

    Eumaeus atala

  4. Banded Hairstreak

    Satyrium calanus

  5. Bartram's Scrub-hairstreak

    Strymon acis
    This female Scrub-hairstreak just laid the egg seen in the photo on her host plant, Pineland Croton (Croton linearis.

  6. Brown Elfin

    Callophrys augustinus

  7. Female Cassius Blue

    Leptotes cassius

  8. Cassius Blue

    Leptotes cassius

  9. Male Ceraunus Blue

    Hemiargus ceraunus
    You can see the beautiful blue on this male with open wings.

  10. Ceraunus Blue

    Hemiargus ceraunus

  11. Coral Hairstreak

    Satyrium titus

  12. Eastern Pygmy-Blue

    Brephidium pseudofea

  13. Eastern Pygmy-Blue

    Brephidium pseudofea

  14. Eastern Tailed-blue

    Cupido comyntas

  15. Frosted Elfin

    Callophrys irus
    This Frosted Elfin is preparing to lay eggs on the Sundial Lupine Lupinus perennis, its host plant.

  16. Fulvous Hairstreak

    Electrostrymon angelia

  17. Gray Hairstreak

    Strymon melinus

  18. Gray Hairstreak

    Strymon melinus

  19. Great Purple Hairstreak

    Atlides halesus
    This Hairstreak is one of the few butterflies that uses mistletoe as a host plant.

  20. Great Purple Hairstreak

    Atlides halesus

  21. Harvester

    Feniseca tarquinius
    This Harvester is nectaring on the aphids' honeydew.

  22. Harvester

    Feniseca tarquinius

  23. Henry's Elfin

    Callophrys henrici

  24. King's Hairstreak

    Satyrium kingi

  25. Martial Scrub-Hairstreak

    Strymon martialis
    You can see the beautiful color on the wings of the Martial Scrub-hairstreak as it rests on its host plant, bay cedar (Suriana maritima)

  26. Martial Scrub-hairstreak

    Strymon martialis
    The Martial Scrub-Hairstreak is found in the Florida Keys.

  27. Mating Mallow Scrub-hairstreaks

    Strymon istapa
    This pair of mating Mallow Scrub-hairstreaks are on Bay Cedar (Suriana maritima), one of the host plants used by the species in addition to various mallows.

  28. Nickerbean Blue

    Cyclargus ammon

  29. Oak Hairstreak

    Satyrium favonius

  30. Red-banded Hairstreak

    Calycopis cecrops

  31. Silver-banded Hairstreak

    Chlorostrymon simaethis
    This tattered Silver-banded Hairstreak never ventured far from its host plant, Balloonvine (Cardiospermum sp.).

  32. Striped Hairstreak

    Satyrium liparops

  33. Summer Azure

    Celastrina neglecta
    Summer and spring azures are practically indistinguishable. Since this was seen in August, I am making the assumption that it is a summer azure.

  34. 'Sweadner's' Juniper Hairstreak

    Callophrys gryneus sweadneri

  35. White M Hairstreak

    Parrhasius m album
    This White M Hairstreak was glorious among the flowers of goldenrod (Solidago sp.

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