Chapman, 1909
Chapman's Green Hairstreak
Description:
Chapman's Green Hairstreak is mostly found in woods and scrubs where the Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) grows.
The female chooses the young leaves of the older, larger trees on which to lay her eggs. Coriaria myrtifolia and the Broom (Cytisus malacitanus ssp. catalaunicus) have also been named as food plants. The caterpillars are attended by ants. It pupates on the ground at the foot of the food plant.
It is single-brooded.
Habitat:
Evergreen woodland
Heath and shrub
Sclerophyllous scrub
Similar species:
Callophrys rubi