Many hairstreaks make their appearance early, then are seen no more...Goldy-green with a white stripe below, it blends perfectly with its larval host...I found the plant, and the butterfly, in its type locality (= place of original collection and description) — the Sandia Mountains, outside Albuquerque.
Sandia National Laboratories | Purple Hairstreak | White-letter Hairstreak | Sandia Mountains | Silky Hairstreak | Sandia Base | Sandia | Green Hairstreak | Thorne's Hairstreak | Sandia Peak Tramway |