#2539 · 🦋 butterflies & moths
Green Hairstreak
🇳🇱 Groentje ·Callophrys rubi
🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands
📍 Zwartemeer, Nederland
📍 5591 Heeze, Nederland
📍 Balloerveld, Nederland
📍 Otterlo, Nederland
📍 Gelderland, NL
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Simon · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Heiner Ziegler · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Andrey Ponomarev · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. © Luca Boscain · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. Zwartemeer, Nederland:© Jeroen van der Brugge · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. 5591 Heeze, Nederland:© Lars Willighagen · CC BY 4.0
- 8. Balloerveld, Nederland:© Jeroen van der Brugge · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Otterlo, Nederland:© Chris van Swaay · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. Gelderland, NL:© Annika Tiane Vermaat · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The green hairstreak ( Callophrys rubi ) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 172 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 21,947 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Green Hairstreak
- Nederlands
- Groentje
- scientific name
- Callophrys rubi
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Lepidoptera
- family
- Lycaenidae
- sightings in NL
- 172
- sightings in Europe
- 19,652
- sightings worldwide
- 21,947
- GBIF records in NL
- 37,038
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
relatives· Lycaenidae
#2391 📷 7Small Copper
🇳🇱 Kleine vuurvlinder
Lycaena phlaeas
👀 2.1k in NL
#2394 📷 8Common Blue
🇳🇱 Icarusblauwtje
Polyommatus icarus
👀 1.8k in NL
#2400 📷 8Holly Blue
🇳🇱 Boomblauwtje
Celastrina argiolus
👀 1.4k in NL
#2422 📷 10Brown Argus
🇳🇱 Bruin blauwtje
Aricia agestis
👀 647 in NL
#2475 📷 7Silver-studded Blue
🇳🇱 Heideblauwtje
Plebejus argus
👀 318 in NL
#2517 📷 10Purple hairstreak
🇳🇱 Eikenpage
Favonius quercus
LC 👀 196 in NL
#2566 📷 10Sooty Copper
🇳🇱 Bruine Vuurvlinder
Lycaena tityrus
LC 👀 148 in NL
#2661 📷 10Brown Hairstreak
🇳🇱 Sleedoornpage
Thecla betulae
LC 👀 82 in NL
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 60896, Wikidata Q1345952, GBIF 1932411, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.