Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Purple Hairstreak)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFavonius quercus (Purple Hairstreak)
SubfamilyTHECLINAE (hairstreak butterflies)
FamilyLYCAENIDAE (blues, coppers and hairstreaks)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Favonius quercus (Purple Hairstreak) :
1: Favonius quercus (Purple Hairstreak)
11 May 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Larva, on Oak
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2: Favonius quercus (Purple Hairstreak)
14 Jul 2006 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Lateral view - wings togetherImage 2: Lateral view - wings together - close-upImage 3: Lateral view - wings together - close-up (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Revels, R. 2003 Male (right) and female Purple Hairstreak on oak Vol 14, No. 5 Page: 344

Favonius quercus (Purple Hairstreak) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Favonius quercus (Purple Hairstreak)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Favonius quercus (Purple Hairstreak)
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