Forewing Length: 13-15mm;
Wingspan: 25-30mm;
Proboscis Length: 6mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
April - June (7 - 14 Days)	April - August	July - May	April - June (Earliest: 29.4)

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Wet Meadows	Peat Bogs and Mires	Spruce Forest Edge
	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Several Fabaceae	Most Ericaceae	Prunus padus	Rubus
	Frangula alnus
Food: (Adult)	Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar	Bistorta officinalis Nectar	Salix cinerea Nectar
	Crataegus Nectar
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Cotesia glomerata Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Callophrys rubi
UK Butterflies Green Hairstreak
Nature Spot: Green Hairstreak - Callophrys rubi
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Callophrys rubi
Lepiforum: Callophrys rubi

Pictures © 2003 J.K. Lindsey

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