Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network


Edwards Hairstreak

Edwards Hairstreak Edwards Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve, St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois
July 1, 2008

The Hairstreaks are difficult to distinguish; identification to
species may not be possible. In this photo, the individual
segments of the white ventral medial line are curved, confirming
it is an Edwards' Hairstreak.

Photo by Donna Motherway

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