Juniper Hairstreak

. . . also known as Texas Juniper Hairstreak or Olive Juniper Hairstreak. It took me a while but I finally identified this small butterfly as the Juniper Hairstreak. The wing span is 1 - 1 1/4 inches (2.6 - 3.2 cm). A tiny but nice looking butterfly. It is amazing what you can capture with a macro lens.

[gloria jones]

Gorgeous...neat bokeh

[Milanie]

What a nice shot - love the details on his markings. Like him to travel just a little farther north! Fav

[Day Law]

Great shot!

[Lynne]

Lovely capture

[Sharon]

Amazing!!

[Kerri Michaels]

nice

[Harbie]

Love this butterfly! I don't know if I've seen this type before! Beautiful against the pink flowers. Fav!

[Louise & Ken]

What gorgeous coloration and you did a fabulous job of capturing the detail! Thanks for giving him a name!

[CC Folk]

This is a beautiful photo!

[Connie Little]

Wonderful image on black. Awesome detail in this little butterfly. Great capture.

[Dawn]

A lovely shot

[Issi Bannerman]

Fantastic. Lovely detail on this little butterfly.

[Denise Wood]

Beautiful :)

[Dione Giorgio]

Great capture of this beautiful butterfly.

[Babs]

Beautiful markings, a gorgeous shot. I never have much luck photographing butterflies

[Lockarec]

He is a tiny little thing! Well done to capture it.

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful, fav

[Catherine P]

Superb dof

[Jane Martin]

Beautiful! So much detail.

[KWind]

So pretty! Great colour and dof.

[Marcy]

Great shot of this small butterfly, and it looks great with the colorful flowers and shapes/colors in the background too

[Faye Turner]

Great colours and capture!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful capture

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice capture

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Wow! What details you've captured! Interesting color combination on this little butterfly; his wing extensions are an added attraction. (I'm sure they have scientific names but I'm clueless about those.)

Thanks so much for the compliment shared on my zebra picture and the macro March project. Appreciate your interest in it greatly!

[Taffy]

Loie the colors in this one.

[Helen Jane]

That is such an unusual coloured butterfly and you have caught it so well with great detail. Very interesting.