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The great purple hairstreak (Atlides halesus), also called the great blue hairstreak, is a common gossamer-winged butterfly species in parts of the United States. It is actually a Neotropical species; its North American range only includes the warm- temperate and subtropical parts of that continent, and it ranges southwards almost to the ...
Binomial name. Favonius quercus. ( Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms [1] 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 .
Atlides halesus – great purple hairstreak, great blue hairstreak; Atlides halljasoni Bálint & Wojtusiak, 2006; Atlides havila (Hewitson, 1865) Atlides inachus (Cramer, [1775]) Atlides misma D'Abrera, 1995; Atlides polama (Schaus, 1902) Atlides polybe (Linnaeus, 1763) Atlides rustan (Stoll, [1790]) Atlides thargelia (Burmeister, 1878) Atlides ...
Theclinae. 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.
Great copper, Lycaena xanthoides; Subfamily Theclinae: hairstreaks Atala, Eumaeus atala. 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
Hypolycaena vittigera Mabille, 1879. Hypolycaena philippus, the purple-brown hairstreak or common hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa where it is commonly found in wooded locations. The wingspan is 22–28 mm for males and 23.5–31 mm for females. [2] Adults are on wing year round in warmer ...
Binomial name. Laeosopis roboris. Esper, 1789. 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.
Great purple hairstreak (Atlides halesus) Soapberry hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis) Coral hairstreak (Satyrium titus) Behr's hairstreak (Satyrium behrii) Edwards' hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii) Banded hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) Striped hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) Southern hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius) Frosted elfin (Callophrys irus)