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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
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 .
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. Description
Green hairstreak – Callophrys rubi LC Scattered distribution. Brown hairstreak – Thecla betulae LC Restricted to Burren and regions north to Lough Mask, Co. Mayo where recent spread seems to be happening. [5] Purple hairstreak – Neozephyrus quercus LC Restricted to a few woodland sites.
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.
The list comprises butterfly species listed in The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland by Emmet et al. [1] and Britain's Butterflies by Tomlinson and Still. [2] A study by NERC in 2004 found there has been a species decline of 71% of butterfly species between 1983 and 2003. [3]
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 ...
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