hairstreak in English
noun
1
a butterfly with a narrow streak or row of dots on the underside of the hind wing and a small taillike projection on the hind wing.
The leaves serve as host for the larvae of two butterflies, the white hairstreak and the brown duskywing.
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1. Blue and hairstreak butterflies especially like Buckwheats and many of these species suffer from dwindling habitat.
2. Buttonwood is a host plant for several species of butterflies and moths, including the martial hairstreak
3. Habitat trends Except for periodic flooding and reworking of portions of the alluvial deposits, the Half-moon Hairstreak habitat in Waterton Lakes National Park is stable.