The scientific name for the Hairstreak Butterflies is the family Lycaenidae. They belong to the order Lepidoptera, which includes butterflies and moths. Within the family Lycaenidae, there are numerous genera and species of Hairstreak Butterflies.
King's Hairstreak
Hairstreak butterflies are native to Colorado. They lay their eggs on the leaves on the Gamble Oak. The young will eat the leaves of the tree while the adult butterflies live off of the tree sap.
There are a few butterflies across the world with a purple appearance. Some of these include: the Purple Emperor, the Colorado Hairstreak, the Purple Hairstreak, the Rhopalocera Singaporeana, the Purple Sapphire, the Karner blue, the Purple leafwing, and the Royal Assyrian.
Colorado hairstreak butterflies are native to the American southwest. Once per year in the late summerÊthey lay eggs, usually in Gambel oak trees. The caterpillars emerge in the Spring and feed on the leaves of the host tree.
The Northern Metalmark Butterfly begins with the letter n. Nelson's Hairstreak butterfly begins with the letter n.
Black Hairstreak was created in 1758.
Brown Hairstreak was created in 1758.
Purple Hairstreak was created in 1758.
Not including scientific names, there are:* Anise Swallowtail * Androgeus Swallowtail * Apricot Sulphur * American Copper * Atala * Amethyst Hairstreak * Acadian Hairstreak * Aquamarine Hairstreak * Avalon Scrub-Hairstreak * Arizona Hairstreak * Appalachian Azure * Arrowhead Blue * Acmon Blue * Arctic Blue * Arizona Metalmark * American Snout * Alberta Fritillary * Astarte Fritillary * Arctic Fritillary * Arachne Checkerspot * American Lady * The entire subfamily of "Admiral" butterflies * Antillean Daggerwing * Angled Leafwing * Appalachian Brown * Alberta Arctic * Arizona Skipper * Acacia Skipper * Arctic Skipper * Arizona Giant-Skipper
Red-banded Hairstreak was created in 1793.
Great Purple Hairstreak was created in 1777.