#juniper hairstreak

[onenicebugperday]

Juniper hairstreak, Callophrys gryneus, Lycaenidae

Found in North America

Photo 1 by hydaticus, 2 by samuelbrinker, and 3-5 by greglasley

#animals #curators on tumblr #insects #bugs #butterfly #hairstreak #juniper hairstreak #one nice bug #OK #some people might think these are boring looking #but what a beautiful shade of green!!! #reminds me of oxidized copper

[parasidity]

A pretty little Juniper Hairstreak.

#parasidity #canon #landscape #colorado #views #hiking #300mmlens #butterfly #juniper hairstreak #beauty #grace #tiny being #wildflower

[i-eat-butterflies-when-im-alone]

JUNIPER HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY

I would like a bathroom with this colour scheme!!!!!!

it also has a gorgeous upperwing but I couldn't find any good pictures :(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#the butterflies are inevitable #juniper hairstreak butterfly #juniper hairstreak #butterflies #butterfly

[syngoniums]

Juniper hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) on wild onion; mournful thyris (Pseudothyris sepulchralis) and juniper hairstreaks on redbud.

[herpsandbirds]

Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus), family Lycaenidae, found across much of the United States and northern Mexico

photograph by Charlie and company

#hairstreak #butterfly #lycaenidae #callophrys #lepidoptera #insect #entomology #animals #nature #north america

[smittyw]

continuation of my series on flower fairies! learn about butterfly species and their host plants through gay little whimsical creatures :-)

featured here are: gulf fritillary (passionvine), holly blue (holly), and juniper hairstreak (juniper tree)!

part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

#butterfly fairies #fairy art #fantasy art #character design #illustration #bugs #butterflies #no id

[centerspirited]

#IFTTT #centerspirited.com

[debunkshy]

Juniper Hairstreak Dane County, WI 8 June 2019

#juniper hairstreak #butterfly #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #imiging #nature photography #insect photography

[bugsandnaturethings]

Callophrys gryneus, Juniper Hairstreak (aka Olive Hairstreak)

#bug #insect #butterfly #lepidoptera #lycaenidae #entomology #juniper hairstreak #olive hairstreak #nature #mine

[slowmissiles]

A Juniper Hairstreak butterfly. They are almost always found near or on junipers in bluffs, open fields, barrens, and dry or rocky open places.

This particular example is Callophrys gryneus gryneus, the ‘olive’ juniper hairstreak.

#fauna #butterfly #juniper hairstreak

[swabcraft]

"Juniper Hairstreak"

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/98794622

A Hairstreak Butterfly that I took a photo of at a nature trail in Statesboro Georgia. I am 95% certain it is a Juniper Hairstreak that has had most of the more vibrant green scales on it's wings flake off.

#butterfly #juniper #hairstreak #insect #nature

[ebonyslasher]

Slashers reaction to a person coming up and touching the reader hair without permission and askin if it’s theirs and the reader going off😌. Cause periodt as they should 💅🏾

I don't think I've ever had someone do that to me, thank goodness. Cause I would probably freeze and not know what my body does next cause it'll def be moving on its own lmao

Slashers react to rude bitches touching readers hair w/o permission:

Hand in hand, You two were taking a stroll around the local park. There had been some new improvements to the area you’d heard about. The city committee finally approved changing the flora landscape, as well as new benches, fountains, and an added kids playground. Random comments from either of you were thrown out as you walked, eventually stopping in front of a particular statue that you were dying to see. Ahead of you was a bronze statue of Rosa Parks, standing tall and proud. It brought a smile to your face.

While you two were admiring the statue, you heard the soft crinkle of your afro before you felt hands invading the side of your hair. The smile on your face went away as you stood, stunned, and fixed your eyes on the person who stood beside you. There was a cream colored hand destroying the shape of your afro - which took you at least 30 minutes to get a perfect shape.

"Oh my gosh, your hair is so soft! It's just like my cat's! Is it real?"

The boldness of this bitch. Your arm moved before you even thought about it, shoving the yt girls arm away from your perfect hair.

"Don't touch my hair, Raggedy Anne!"

Candyman was livid. He wanted to yank her ass away from you and end her life. But, it would be dangerous for him to do that out on the open with you around. He knows the police would jump his butt the second they get there.

The yt woman had the audacity to look offended. Before you could go in on her, Candyman led you away to go elsewhere. You were about to protest until you saw a bee come out of his pocket and fly towards the woman.

All he did was give you a look and said, "She will be dealt with."

"Wow that looks good. What do you think about this one?"

Michael peered at the cake that you were pointing at. It was a rounded cake with a flat top that gave Michael a view of brown sugar flakes and a criss cross coating of caramel and white chocolate drizzle. The notecard in front was labeled, ‘Jamaican sweet potato pudding cake’.

It was a delicious looking cake. Michael, the sweets connoisseur, was pleased with that choice and whispered to you that he wanted that one.

Both of you were hit with a craving for something sweet, which is why you both were at this bakery. It was rare for Michael to be seen without his mask outside with you (he was always watching from the shadows). However, sweets were involved. So he gets to be near you, potentially protect you, and get a cake out of it too. Win Win.

Michael was standing somewhat behind you. His (planned) placement was the reason why he was fast as hell seeing someone reach out for your hair. All you could hear was the sound of skin slapping behind you before you turned to see Michael gripping the fuck out of some dudes hand.

"Dude, let go!"

Michael said nothing as his grip got tighter.

"Bro, I just wanted to touch her hair to see if it was real!"

Come again? Real?

"Real??! What’s real is that nasty and musty ass hand is about to be fucked up!"

On cue, Michael breaks his wrist and he crumples to the ground, screaming in agony.

"We need to go"

You and Michael move to leave...but not before Michael grabs the cake you both wanted before sprinting out.

"The Juniper Hairstreak, or formally named Callophrys gyneus, is a species of butterfly that can be found in the southeastern parts of the US- Mainly Missouri and Alabama. Belonging to the Lycaenidae Family and the Western Taxa of the genus Mitoura, this species is often taxonomically debated. They perch on red cedar trees, to which their wings (which are originally green) will re light to mimic the color. They do not venture far from their habitat. There is a 2 brood life cycle in which adults only live for 1 week.”

The Cook Museum of Natural Science was a perfect spot to take Asa out for his bday. Although he tries to hide his facial expression, you could tell he was excited to be here. While Asa was reading the excerpt about the Juniper Hairstreak, you wandered a little bit away to view the pinned butterflies. They were all so beautifully preserved, the colors from the wings looked vibrant behind the pane of glass. Like it's beauty was stuck in time for forever. You turned to go look at more butterflies when some random woman popped up beside you. You get to move past, saying excuse me, when the women speaks up.

"Your hair is so beautiful. I've never seen dreads so long, are they real?"

"Why would it be fake? Excuse me, I have to be elsewhere."

" I just wanted to know, they just look so..." 

The puny woman reaches out with her visibly dirty hands towards one of the locks near your shoulder. One of the fingers make contact which makes your flesh crawl. This was disgusting.

 " No mam, we don't touch anyone without permission"

"But I just wanted to -"

"Know is its real? If it’s real, then it's real in it's consequences. Ever heard that before? Cause touch my hair and see what happens."

You started to move towards the scrawny woman before you felt a soft touch at your side. Asa was standing behind you. Actually he was the whole time, just from a distance. He had watched the whole interaction and stepped in just in time. 

He stares at the woman hard. Visibly uncomfortable, the woman leaves quickly.

You turn to say sorry to Asa. But he dismisses the apology.

“No need to say sorry, my dear. Actually, you’ve given me another present to deal with later on. Thank you” 

#slasher x reader #black reader #Michael Myers #asa emory #daniel robitaille #candyman #michael myers x reader #asa emory x reader #candyman x reader #gn!reader

[typhlonectes]

"Olive" Juniper Hairstreak - Callophrys gryneus, Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area, Aden, VA, USA

photograph by Judy Gallagher | Flickr CC

#hairstreak #butterfly #lepidoptera #insect #nature #north america #pollinators #animals

[lychens]

JUNIPER HAIRSTREAK  (Callophrys gryneus siva)

#found #fauna #insects

[cedar-glade]

Lets talk habitat interactions and habitat specific co-evolution and mutualism.

This should be a fun one for all you ento nerds out there. 

A story about  Cicindelidia rufiventris( eastern red spotted tiger beetle),  Callophrys gryneus (juniper hair streak) ,  Satyrium edwardsii (Edward’s hair streak) ,  Quercus stellata (post oak), Juniperus virginiana (eastern red juniper),  Formica exsectoides (Alleghany mound ant), and tightly associated ecosystem functions.

The barrens of Adam’s county, known for Juniper hairstreaks and Edwards hair streaks, Allegany ants , red bellied tiger beetles and plenty of other unique insects/ bees and wasps... Lets talk about the first four I mentioned though, 

Juniper Hairstreaks and Edwards Hairstreaks are significantly less common, habitat restricted species that really only occur in a mixed “oak - juniper” opening habitat; barrens, rocky cliffs, and sandy oak opening locations with both savanna specific oaks and common junipers present. These habitats can be found in many places in the united states but their is one more thing that is restricting these species of hair streaks to a specific range or series of places... and it’s ants. 

Specifically Alleghany Mound Building Ants, Formica exsectoides or the other sandier lads in the species F. integra are both notable for a specific coevolutionary connection to the easily prayed upon hairstreaks. Formic acid and a mean bites make these ants pretty good for protection on the oak and juniper feeding caterpillars of these hair streaks. These very same oaks are the ideal habitat for many different predatory and parasitic wasps that would find many a caterpillar perfect for them. Post oak’s are a typical hot spot for taking care of these caterpillars and it is well known that in barrens that have these ant mounds you can probably find one of these two hair streaks larva on either post oaks or juniper trees near by, actually rather easy if you follow the ant trail. Another interesting interaction, rather notable one at that, is that in many cases These ants will protect the caterpillars by moving them to special widened chimneys or byre mounds that access their main mounds at night or late evening to protect them. Older caterpillars and ants can also chemically signal to each other or utilize vibrations to communicate. Eventually the hairstreak in question will pupate, in many cases this may occur in the byre/chimney. After metamorphosis occurs the hairstreak is allowed to leave by the ants. The butteflies will nectar on the barrens Asclepias tuberosa and Liatris spp. commonly enough that you may have a good chance seeing the species. 

 Now for the ants, these ants actually require the open bare soil for habitat or similar open easily accessed soil in order to survive, they just happened to have formed this coevolutionary mutualism due to the honey dew that is secreted. (you may know about senna, aphids, and ants having similar things occur). 

Well what about these Tiger Beetles?

It’s no secret that Tiger Beeltles tend to have habitat preferences, Eastern Red Bellied Tiger Beetle is a fan of loose soils and barren like habitats, we actually see larger populations of these beetles associated with larger ant populations due to cavity and soil aeration caused by these ants. The theory is the tiger beetles tend to actively hunt other ants not affiliated with these mound building ants among other potential predator's to these ants.

The last thing I want to make clear is that these species are mutualistic associating species that formed these behaviors through coevolution in specific habitats; but, are in no way so deeply associated that if one of them goes extinct they all go extinct, Keystone species interaction; instead we would just see an all around population decrease for the closely associated insects. 

Want to read more here are some good fun and quick reads:

https://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2010/06/eastern-red-bellied-tiger-beetle.html

https://uwm.edu/field-station/edwards-hairstreak/

https://digitalcommons.esf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1114&context=etds

https://www.jstor.org/stable/3671504?seq=1

#coevolution #mutualism #ecology #barrens #barren ecology #plantblr #botany #entomology #formica #formica exsectoides #formica integra #asclepias tuberosa #asclepias #liatris squarrosa #liatris spicata #liaitris #Quercus stellata #quercus #juniperus virginiana #juniperus #cicindelidia rufiventris #cicindellidia #satyrium edwardsii #satyrium #callophrys #callophrys gryneus #butterflies #kawaii #ohio #cottagecore

[yourdeepestfathoms]

Main cast of the Walking Dead as Avians?

Avian Tribes (for anyone from TWD fandom that see this and doesn’t know about my wing AU)

Rick- Osprey (Avem)

Negan- Bearded vulture (Avem)

Daryl- Hydra

He has dark green scales with pale orange speckles down his tail, along his frills, and on the inside of his wings.

There are scars on the outside of his wings.

He has bull-like horns.

Firebreathing.

Maggie- Juniper hairstreak (Cimex)

Glenn- Black-and-white warbler (Avem)

Carl- Pied falconet (Avem)

Michonne- Hydra

Dark purple scales with lighter purple spiral patterns on the insides of her wings.

Goat-like horns.

Firebreathing.

Carol- Hummingbird moth (Cimex)

Beth- Honduran white bat (Vesper)

Has the moon power of mind reading.

Rosita- Peacock butterfly (Cimex)

Shane- Hydra

Light yellowish-brown scales.

Antelope-like horns.

Firebreathing.

Andrea- Golden tortoise beetle (Cimex)

Has venom in her teeth.

Jesus- Barn owl (Avem)

Morgan- Big brown bat (Vesper)

Has the moon power of clairvoyance.

Lori- Violet-green swallow (Avem)

Hershel- Green lacewing (Cimex)

Has itching acid in his mandibles.

T-Dog- Hydra

Russet red-brown scales.

Water buffalo-like horns.

Frostbreathing.

Gabriel- Turtle dove (Avem)

Tara- Little brown bat Vesper-Eyed paectes moth Cimex Hybrid

Her wings are very thin because of shitty hybrid genes, but they’re a lot bigger than Vesper wings should be. Like, they stretch upward in a way.

She also has two extra hindwings like a moth does underneath her primary wings. These are rounded like a moth’s.

The forewings are made of flesh like a bat’s, but they have the pattern of her moth side. So they have the little eye-like patterns on them.

The hindwings are covered in fluffy chitin.

She only has two arms but does have the feathery antennae of a moth.

Very large bat ears.

Rat-like bat tail that’s tipped by fluffy chitin.

Doesn’t have any silk, but she does have the moon power of precognition.

Enid- Wood duck (Avem)

Judith- Hydra

Bright green scales that are dappled in yellow and sky blue.

The speckles become more clumped together at the tip of her tail.

Her right frill is freckled in solely yellow and the left is freckled in solely sky blue.

Oribi-like horns.

Frostbreathing.

Sophia- Ladybug (Cimex)

Dwight- Hoary bat (Vesper)

Has the moon power of telepathy.

Both of his wings are burned from Negan’s punishment.

The Governor- Great black hornet (Cimex)

Eugene- Globemallow leaf beetle (Cimex)

Has venom in his claws (that he never uses,,)

Merle- Hydra

Jet black scales that turn into gradients of dark red on his wings and tail.

Bull-like horns.

Firebreathing.

Abraham- Red-tailed hawk (Avem)

Sasha- Hydra

Dark burgundy scales that fade to orange-yellow on her wings.

Hartebeest-like horns.

Frostbreathing.

Aaron- Wilson’s bird of paradise (Avem)

Dale- Twelve-spotted skimmer (Cimex)

Tyreese- Hydra

Lavender-blue scales.

Bison-like horns.

Frostbreathing.

Jadis- California leaf-nosed bat (Vesper)

Has the moon power of clairvoyance.

Ezekiel- Glover’s silkmoth (Cimex)

Noah- Red-winged blackbird (Avem)

Siddiq- Townsend’s warbler (Avem)

RJ- Rainbow lorikeet (Avem)

Henry- Oak treehopper (Cimex)

Has acid-spitting fangs.

#wing au #i tried to cram every main character in this #you can easily tell who my favorite character is lol #the walking dead #rick grimes #negan #michonne #carl grimes #lori grimes #maggie greene #beth greene #hershel greene #glenn rhee #carol petelier #daryl dixon #shane walsh #judith grimes #dale horvath #twd andrea #the governor #tara chambler #twd gabriel #twd ezekiel #twd jadis #merle dixon #sasha williams #tyreese williams #rosita espinosa #eugene porter #abraham ford