Rather ratty thicket hairstreak

The Thicket Hairstreak is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Hewitson in 1867. It is found from British Columbia through the Rocky Mountains to New Mexico and Mexico and through California to Baja California. The habitat consists of pinyon-juniper forests, mixed woodlands, and coniferous forests.

The wingspan is 25–32 mm. The upperside is steel-blue and the underside reddish brown. The hindwings with a white postmedian band which forms a W-shape near the.. more