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
hairstreak
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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The area is also enjoying an increase in the visibility of the textured green hairstreak butterfly, for whom the West Midlands is a particularly important region, while the marbled white is also proliferous in the built up area of the Black Country.
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High Sheriff of Surrey Jim Glover plants the first tree in a wildlife corridor at Clandon Woods Nature Reserve to help the rare white-letter hairstreak butterfly thrive
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The black hairstreak butterfly has had its best year since 1976
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The white-letter hairstreak butterfly, which has a distinctive W marking on the underside of its wing, is widespread in England and Wales, but has seen populations drop by almost three-quarters (72%) in the last decade.
Volunteer's sighting is good news for butterfly
The green hairstreak butterfly (Callophrys rubi) gets its blue-green hue from complex nanoscale structures on its wings.
Sorting out a butterfly's bright color, with a twist
6 Killaloo Wood, Co Derry/Londonderry In the River Faughan valley, now with upgraded paths and boasting spectacular oaks which are home to the rare purple hairstreak butterfly. As well as bluebells, you can spot wood anemone, wood sorrel and wild garlic - perhaps even a kingfisher.
Hells bluebells... what a fab treat
Enjoy moorland, grassland and coniferous woodland which is home to red squirrels, the common lizard and the green hairstreak butterfly.
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Keep an eye open for brown argus, marbled white and the easily overlooked white-letter hairstreak butterfly.
Why our green and pleasant land is fast disappearing; MEADOWS across the Midlands are in bloom and conservation experts say now is the prime time to see them at their best. MARY GRIFFIN asks Warwickshire Wildlife Trust to share the county's top five meadow walks
The iridescent green, nickel-sized green hairstreak butterfly (Callophrys viridis) was once common throughout the area.
Nature in the city: finding natural wonders in urban areas
On April 8th, 2014 the first photodocumentation was obtained of an Early Hairstreak butterfly in Alabama (Figure 1).
Photodocumentation of Erora laeta Early Hairstreak (Lycaenidae) in Jackson County, AL
Beer specialists The Notebook Ltd has produced a new ale to celebrate this summer's emergence of the brown hairstreak butterfly at its Midlands stronghold.
Rare butterfly's ale and hearty

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