Smudged Hairstreak (Rekoa stagira)

Compare to Marius Hairstreak / Strophius Hairstreak

(pale postmedian ground color, darker basal ground color and few, if any, blue scales between two orange spots on HW) *

NABA Int'l Butterfly Park, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX
1st Documented U.S. Record
December 28, 2005 (G Quintanilla)

*See 2005/6 Winter issue of American Butterflies Magazine Pages 26-29