Listen to the Purple hairstreak
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About the Purple hairstreak
The Purple hairstreak is a insect in the family Lycaenidae (order Lepidoptera). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Purple hairstreak sound like?
Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
From Wikipedia
The purple hairstreak (Favonius quercus) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae distributed throughout much of Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, Caucasia, and Transcaucasia.
The larva feeds on Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Quercus cerris and Quercus ilex.
Frequently asked questions
What does a Purple hairstreak sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Purple hairstreak on this page. Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
Is the Purple hairstreak endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Purple hairstreak as “least concern”.
What family does the Purple hairstreak belong to?
The Purple hairstreak (Favonius quercus) belongs to the family Lycaenidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources & credits
- Neozephyrus quercus chrysalis sound after Noise filter by Gilles San Martin – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q739454 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Purple hairstreak – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Charles J. Sharp – CC BY-SA 4.0