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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 ...
The purple hairstreak (Favonius quercus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae distributed throughout much of Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, Caucasia, and Transcaucasia. The larva feeds on Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Quercus cerris and Quercus ilex.
The great purple hairstreak (A. halesus) hides most of its brilliant color when sitting down Scientific classification; Domain: Eukaryota: Kingdom: Animalia: Phylum: Arthropoda: Class: Insecta: Order: Lepidoptera: Family: Lycaenidae: Tribe: Eumaeini: Genus: Atlides Hübner, [1819] Synonyms; Riojana D'Abrera & Bálint, 2001 (may be nomen nudum)
Underside of the wings. The Colorado hairstreak is found associated with the Gambel oak. The upperside of the Colorado hairstreak's wings is dark purple with a broad black or dark border. Each wing has orange spots at the lower outer edge, and each hindwing has a thin hairlike tail.
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 simaethis, the silver-banded hairstreak, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is also known as St. Christopher's hairstreak and the Key lime hairstreak.
Strophius hairstreak, Allosmaitia strophius; Great purple hairstreak, Atlides halesus; Creamy stripe-streak, Arawacus jada; Gold-bordered hairstreak, Rekoa palegon; Smudged hairstreak, Rekoa stagira; Marius hairstreak, Rekoa marius; Black hairstreak, Ocaria ocrisia; Amethyst hairstreak, Chlorostrymon maesites; Telea hairstreak, Chlorostrymon telea
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.
Species: L. roboris. 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.
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.