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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.
Great purple hairstreak. 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 ...
Amblypodia erylus Trimen, 1866. 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.
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.
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.
The Colorado hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus) is a montane butterfly native to oak scrubland in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It was designated the state insect of Colorado in 1996. [1] It is the only species in the genus Hypaurotis. [2] Underside of the wings The Colorado hairstreak is found associated with the Gambel oak.
Genus: Esakiozephyrus. Species: E. bieti. Binomial name. Esakiozephyrus bieti. ( Oberthür, 1886) Esakiozephyrus bieti, the Indian purple hairstreak, [ 1][ 2] is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family.
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