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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.
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.
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)
Atlides halesus (great purple hairstreak) Callophrys gryneus (juniper hairstreak) Callophrys henrici (Henry's elfin) Callophrys irus (frosted elfin) Callophrys mcfarlandi (sandia hairstreak) Callophrys niphon (eastern pine elfin) Callophrys spinetorum (thicket hairstreak) Callophrys xami (xami hairstreak) Calycopis cecrops (red-banded hairstreak)
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.
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.
The flowers are visited by adult butterflies of many species, such as the great purple hairstreak (Atlides halesus). Evolutionary history. Molecular clock analysis suggests Croton alabamensis var. texensis diverged from the nominate variety of C. alabamensis in the Quaternary.