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Genus: Atlides. Species: A. halesus. Binomial name. Atlides halesus. ( Cramer, 1777) [2] Resting female in Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA. 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.
This active little butterfly is most often seen fluttering around high up in oak trees on warm sunny July and early August days. Males have a glossy purple sheen on the upperside, females have two patches on the forewing only. The underside is light grey with a white streak, edged in black, running down the middle of both wings.
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.
The bog sage Salvia uliginosa blooms all summers attracting a wide range of pollinators like bees and this Great Purple Hairstreak butterfly.
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.
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.
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.
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: 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.
Satyrium acadica, the Acadian hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia east to Nova Scotia and south to Idaho, Colorado, the northern Midwest, Maryland, and New Jersey.