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Dorsal wing brown. Ventral wing dark brown with dull reddish-brown patches.
eastern redcedar in shrubby dune area of Shackleford Island
Highly variable. Always close to (or on) junipers or other evergreens.
Highly variable coloring. Eastern populations are greener, western more ...
Small mostly green butterfly, caterpillars live off juniper trees. Butterfly ...
Also called the olive hairstreak, it looks as if it has green pollen on its ...
Colorful butterfly, spotted in Madera Canyon, AZ.
Wingspan approximately 1.5 inches or 3.81 centimeters.
this area are now classified as Western Green Hairstreaks (
The green hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) is a ...
A rusty orange/brown Lycaenid butterfly with distinctive turquoise scales and a ...
Photographed along The Green Hairstreak Project
Sat long enough for one image on the bark mulch in our garden.