Brown hairstreak: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Brown hairstreak Thecla betulae Least concern

Where the brown hairstreak lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 43,424 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Thecla betulae
Group	Butterflies & moths
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Lycaenidae

Where does the brown hairstreak live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the brown hairstreak in 15 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the brown hairstreak endangered?

The brown hairstreak’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the brown hairstreak?

The brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Lycaenidae, genus Thecla. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the brown hairstreak

The brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The range includes most of the Palaearctic.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brown hairstreak (revision 1362920649), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1049370 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).