LYCAENIDAE | Theclinae | Eumaeini

61.005 Callophrys rubi (Green Hairstreak)

ws: 28-33mm; late Apr – Jun; various herbaceous plants; locally fairly common on heath, moor and down throughout GB.
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Callophrys rubi (Green Hairstreak) §2
ID: The only British butterfly with green undersides to both wings; always rests with wings closed.
  • Variation
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  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Newgale, Pembrokeshire; 14/05/2011; male
§2 Prestbury Hill, Gloucestershire; 03/05/2013
​§3 Red Pike (Buttermere), Cumbria; 12/05/2019; male; fw 14.0mm
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