Friday, May 11, 2007

Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly


Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly

Isn't it pretty?
It seems to like the Western Slope a little more than this side of the state.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's beautiful. There are fewer people over here and the views are great. It sounds like the school end was very stressful and you are ready for vacation

What Dreams said...

I don't remember ever seeing a Colorado Hairstreak.
We're going camping this weekend, so I'll keep my eye out & my camera charged.
Thanks
Aunt Joan

Kelly said...

It's lovely, but I don't understand its name. Why "hairstreak"?

Heather said...

When I searched "Hairstreak" I received the following definition from answers.com

Any of numerous butterflies of the subfamily Theclinae, having transverse streaks on the undersurface of the wings and fine, hairlike projections on the hind wings.

I also found out that they really like scrub oak and they eat tree sap, raindrops, and "honeydew" from aphids and other insects.