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  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Butterflies and Moths
  6. Gossamer-winged Butterflies
  7. Hairstreaks

subfamily

Hairstreaks

Theclinae

Includes
86 native 2 introduced 21 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Eumaeini 84 native
  • Theclini 2 native
  • Cheritrini
  • Arhopalini
  • Deudorigini

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native hairstreaks All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus 88,629 observations
  • Red-banded Hairstreak Calycopis cecrops 28,286 observations
  • Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus 17,694 observations
  • Banded Hairstreak Satyrium calanus 12,830 observations
  • Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus 10,080 observations
  • Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus 8,996 observations
  • Atala Eumaeus atala 7,983 observations
  • Dusky-blue Groundstreak Calycopis isobeon 6,246 observations
  • Eastern Pine Elfin Callophrys niphon 5,958 observations
  • Coral Hairstreak Satyrium titus 4,544 observations
  • Western Pine Elfin Callophrys eryphon 4,248 observations
  • Henry's Elfin Callophrys henrici 4,217 observations
  • Striped Hairstreak Satyrium liparops 3,829 observations
  • Lotus Hairstreak Callophrys dumetorum 3,607 observations
  • White M Hairstreak Parrhasius m-album 3,190 observations
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