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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 ...
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 ...
The bog sage Salvia uliginosa blooms all summers attracting a wide range of pollinators like bees and this Great Purple Hairstreak butterfly. Many different varieties of Salvia are available and ...
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.
Chlorostrymon chileana K. Johnson, 1989 [1] Chlorostrymon simaethis, the silver-banded hairstreak, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. [2] [3] It is also known as St. Christopher's hairstreak and the Key lime hairstreak. [4]
Colorado hairstreak. 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] The Colorado hairstreak is found associated with the Gambel oak.
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. Females lack the purple sheen which is present on the upper wings of males, and ...