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Small Copper (Kleine Vuurvlinder) | Large Copper (Grote Vuurvlinder) | Sooty Copper (Bruine Vuurvlinder) | Purple-Edged Copper (Rode Vuurvlinder) | Purple Hairstreak (Eikenpage) | Green Hairstreak (Groentje) | Long-Tailed Blue (Tijgerblauwtje) | Lang's Short-Tailed Blue (Klein Tijgerblauwtje) | Geranium Bronze (Geraniumblauwtje) | Common Tiger Blue (Moors Christusdoornblauwtje) | Dotted Blue (Tarucus sybaris) | Small Blue (Dwergblauwtje) | Holly Blue (Boomblauwtje) | Grass Jewel (Heliotroopblauwtje) | Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) | Black-Striped Hairtail (Anthene amarah) | African Grass Blue (Amethistblauwtje) | Common Grass-Blue (Zizina labradus) | Western Tailed Blue (Everes amyntula) | Short-Tailed Blue (Staartblauwtje) | Heideblauwtje / Silver-Studded Blue | Brown Argus (Bruin Blauwtje) | Mazarine Blue (Klaverblauwtje) | Chalkhill Blue (Bleek Blauwtje) | Common Blue (Icarusblauwtje) | Damara Copper (Aloeides damarensis) | Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa)

Purple Hairstreak (Eikenpage)




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Purple Hairstreak - Favonius quercus - Eigenpage
Europe, Caucasus and North-Africa.

The following 4 subspecies are being recognized:
Favonius quercus quercus - Europe;
Favonius quercus interjectus - Italy;
Favonius quercus longicaudatus - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, West-Iran;
Favonius quercus iberica - Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, Algeria.

Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.


Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus quercus
Purple Hairstreak
Favonius quercus quercus		 Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus quercus
Purple Hairstreak
Favonius quercus quercus
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