解説Probably Atlides halesus Great Purple Hairstreak New Mexico PP.JPG
Probably a Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus), but not sure. Taken at the trail head for the hike to Cedro Peak, south of Tijeras, New Mexico (see this page for map and info. Taken with 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens. Brightness +11 with Nikon Picture Project.
Although the originator of this image has been tentative about the determination of the insect, there can be no doubt from its appearance that it does belong to the species Atlides halesus. It is the only species of this disctinctive genus recorded from the SW USA and it is also easily distinguished from other butterflies of the same genus from Mexico and Central America. The categorization under Atlides halesus is sound and this butterfly has definitely been identified. ACCassidy (talk) 17:41, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
{{Information |Description=Probably a Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus), but not sure. Taken at the trail head for the hike to Cedro Peak, south of Tijeras, New Mexico (see [http://www.explorenm.com/hikes/CedroPeak/ this page] for map and info.