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hairstreak butterfly

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Noun1.hairstreak butterfly - small butterflies having striped markings under the wingshairstreak butterfly - small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly - any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
genus Strymon, Strymon - large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies
Strymon melinus - larvae are pests of various economic plants


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It is hoped that the inclusion of wych elm will attract the nationally endangered white-letter hairstreak butterfly.
Once they have grown, these species will provide a good habitat for the white hairstreak butterfly, which has been found on the site.
Snaking like a dainty, rusted rollercoaster through Brown's lush copse, the walkway will lift 3,000 visitors a day 18 metres into the air, where they can wander at leisure for 200 metres through the American pin oaks and small-leaved limes, hoping to spot a purple hairstreak butterfly or a greater spotted woodpecker - or at the very least a squirrel.
 
 
 
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