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Telea Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon telea)

Compare to: Silver-banded Hairstreak , Xami Hairstreak

Telea Hairstreak

2nd U.S. record and First Modern U.S. record in over 70 years

Falcon State Park, Starr Co., TX
October 8, 2007 (B Nall)

Telea Hairstreak

(3rd U.S. record....Note gray eyes)

Falcon State Park, Starr Co., TX
October 9, 2007 (Jan and David Dauphinl)

Telea Hairstreak

3rd U.S. record. Same as above. Note fresh apppearance which strongly indicates local emergence and not a stray from Mexico..

Falcon State Park, Starr Co., TX
October 9, 2007 (David Hanson)

13-Oct-2007 / NABASoTX Home