Lep in repose
These dark and often pugnacious Hairstreak butterflies have started to make their presences felt around here, particularly in the later part of the afternoon when I can often spot them circling together, one trying to intimidate the other. I'm guessing the females are watching, or, perhaps, participating in these shows of agility and strength, with the winner getting the girls... or the boys. I think these are basically commoners known as Banded Hairstreaks, and this individual member of the Satyrium calanus clan, if I'm right about the identification, appears to be tuckered out, no doubt the result of too much courting and intimidating.
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