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hairstreak

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hairstreak

Any of a group of small butterflies, related to blues and coppers. Hairstreaks live in both temperate and tropical regions. Most of them are brownish or greyish-blue with hairlike tips streaked with white at the end of their hind wings. (Genera Callophrys and other related genera, family Lycaenidae.)
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Pyrgus is reluctantly dealing with becoming the Purple Emperor after his father's death, but the evil Hairstreak has revived him to a zombie puppet-like existence, and stepbrother Comma is to become emperor instead.
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COMMON NAME: Gossamer-winged butterflies, harvesters, coppers, hairstreaks, blues
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