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The purple hairstreak (Favonius quercus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae distributed throughout much of Europe, [2] North Africa, Anatolia, Caucasia, and Transcaucasia. [3] The larva feeds on Quercus robur , Quercus petraea , Quercus cerris and Quercus ilex .
The wingspan on the adult butterfly ranges from 1.25 to 1.5 inches. Despite its common name "great purple hairstreak", this butterfly does not sport any purple coloration. Instead, the upper-side of the wings are iridescent blue at the center, with a black border, and males typically have both a more extensive and brighter blue wing coloration when compared to their female counterpart
Esakiozephyrus bieti, the Indian purple hairstreak, [1] [2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Taxonomy [ edit ]
The subfamily Theclinae is a group of butterflies, often referred to as hairstreaks, with some species instead known as elfins or by other names. The group is part of the family Lycaenidae, the "gossamer-winged butterflies". There are many tropical species as well as a number found in the Americas. Tropical hairstreaks often have iridescent ...
Laeosopis is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its only species is Laeosopis roboris, the Spanish purple hairstreak, which is found on the Iberian Peninsula and south-eastern France. [2] The wingspan is 12–15 mm.
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Brown hairstreak butterflies spend much of their adult life hidden high in hedgerow treetops - meaning the best way to monitor their numbers are through winter egg counts.
Great purple hairstreak, Atlides halesus Coral hairstreak, Satyrium titus, on butterfly weed Banded hairstreak, Satyrium calanus Gray hairstreak, Strymon melinus Red-banded hairstreak, Calycopis cecrops. Colorado hairstreak, Hypaurotia crysalus; Golden hairstreak, Habrodais grunus; Atala, Eumaeus atala; Superb cycadian, Eumaeus childrenae