Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) - Detail

Species Detail - Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Butterflies of Northern Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Callophrys rubi

Common Name Green Hairstreak

Taxon Version Key NHMSYS0000501598 UnverifiedUnverified

Synonyms

Designations N/A

Abbreviation carub

Authority (Linnaeus, 1758)

Group insect - butterfly

Rank Species

Number Of Records 189

Number Of 10Km Squares 61

Number Of 50Km Squares 24

Oldest Record 15/06/2014

Newest Record 28/06/2021

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 25 March (recorded in 2012)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 21 August (recorded in 2020)

Species Profiles

Citation Butterfly Conservation Northern Ireland Branch, Butterflies of Northern Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi), accessed 30 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/312/Species/77226>

Species Detail - Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Butterflies of Northern Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)