Adult butterfly rests on leaf in Roaring River State Park, Barry County, Missouri. Henry's Elfin Callophrys henrici

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Adult butterfly rests on leaf in Roaring River State Park. The leaves the Eastern Redbud are eaten by the caterpillars of this species and the adult butterflies drink nectar from the flowers of this tree. Henry's Elfin Callophrys henrici Roaring River State Park, Barry County, Missouri, USA 13 May Adult Lycaenidae Theclinae

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