hairstreak
Tailed gossamer-wing insect
A hairstreak is a small butterfly, typically with thin, hair-like tails on the hindwings and delicate streaks of color on the undersides.
Most species are brown or gray with iridescent patches.
Hairstreaks belong to the family Lycaenidae and are found worldwide: A banded hairstreak landed on the milkweed.
Butterfly and moth order
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- elfinSmall and sprite-like
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
chrysalis · caterpillar · pupa · imago · scales · proboscis · larva · instar
Circular marking resembling an iris
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
- bandsMusical performing groups
stripes · pattern · underwing · tails · filaments · orange · blue · green
Quercus genus member
- mistletoeParasitic festive greenery
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- woodlandForested land area
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
meadow · scrubland · nectar · bramble · privet · thistle · symbiosis · mutualism
Circular marking resembling an iris
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
adaptation · cryptic · camouflage · protective · deterrence · bird · lizard · hindwing
At risk of extinction
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- surveySystematic data collection
- transectObservation path for surveys
population · decline · reintroduction · management · coppicing · woodland · hedgerow · protected
Lepidoptera
Butterfly and moth order
antennae · chrysalis · caterpillar · pupa · imago · scales · proboscis · larva · instar · molt
eyespot
Circular marking resembling an iris
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
bands · stripes · pattern · underwing · tails · filaments · orange · blue · green · copper
oak
Quercus genus member
hedgerow · meadow · scrubland · nectar · bramble · privet · thistle · symbiosis · mutualism · larvae
eyespot
Circular marking resembling an iris
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
survival · adaptation · cryptic · camouflage · protective · deterrence · bird · lizard · hindwing · misdirection
endangered
At risk of extinction
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- surveySystematic data collection
transect · population · decline · reintroduction · management · coppicing · woodland · hedgerow · protected · species