Brown Hairstreak was created in 1758.
Black Hairstreak was created in 1758.
Purple Hairstreak was created in 1758.
Great Purple Hairstreak was created in 1777.
Red-banded Hairstreak was created in 1793.
Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly was created in 1873.
A black hairstreak is a variety of brown butterfly, Latin name Satyrium pruni, of the family Lycaenidae.
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
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.
The Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly.
The Coral Hairstreak has large labial palps in order to protect itself. They may be found in Maryland and nectar on Orange Butterflyweeds.
Sheridan's Green Hairstreak Butterfly.
King's Hairstreak