Widespread but elusive.
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Found flying around Oak and Ash trees. Widespread. |
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Continuous orange band on hindwing. SE France, Spain and Portugal. |
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Like ilicis/esculi but paler Widely distributed. |
| Thecla betulae
Brown Hairstreak |
Quercusia quercus
Purple Hairstreak |
Laeosopis roboris
Spanish Purple Hairstreak |
Satyrium acaciae
Sloe Hairstreak |
Like esculi but darker Widely distributed. |
Like ilicis but paler Widely distributed. |
Not pictured
Blue spot in anal angle |
Found around Elm trees. |
| Satyrium ilicis
Ilex Hairstreak |
Satyrium esculi
False Ilex Hairstreak |
Satyrium spini
Blue-spot Hairstreak |
Satyrium w-album
White-letter Hairstreak |
Like w-album but orange band contains black spots. |
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Dark with rows of black spots. Only found on a few Greek Isles |
Together with avis only green European species, white area around eyes and frons.
Widespread |
As rubi except area around eyes and frons red.
Southern France, Spain, Portugal |
| Satyrium pruni
Black Hairstreak |
Satyrium ledereri
Orange-banded Hairstreak |
Callophrys rubi
Green Hairstreak |
Callophrys avis
Chapman's Green Hairstreak |
Unique appearance Southern France, Spain, Portugal |
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Several orange bands across hindwing. Romania |
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More like a copper, orange with black spots N. Africa. |
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| Tomares ballus
Provence Hairstreak |
Tomares nogelii
Nogel's Hairstreak |
Tomares mauretanicus
Moroccan Hairstreak |
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