LYCAENIDAE
Brown Hairstreak
Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae, female.
Bernwood Meadows, Bucks. 19th August 2011
Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae, female.
Bernwood Meadows, Bucks. 19th August 2011
Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae, female.
Bernwood Meadows, Bucks. 19th August 2011
Purple Hairstreak
Purple Hairstreak Quercusia quercus, male.
Fermyn Woods, Northants. 4th July 2011
Purple Hairstreak Quercusia quercus, female.
Alners Gorse, Dorset. 12th July 2011
Purple Hairstreak Quercusia quercus, female.
Alners Gorse, Dorset. 12th July 2011
Purple Hairstreak Quercusia quercus, female.
Alners Gorse, Dorset. 12th July 2011. These pictures of Purple Hairstreak at Alners Gorse were taken of butterlies nectaring on a second flowering of Alder Buckthorn (Frangula alnus), which brought them down to eye-level.
Green Hairstreak
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi,
Cut-thorn Hill, Cheshire 30th April 2012
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi,
Cut-thorn Hill, Cheshire 30th April 2012
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi,
Cut-thorn Hill, Cheshire 30th April 2012
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi,
Cut-thorn Hill, Cheshire 30th April 2012
Small Copper
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas, male, 1st brood,
Cut-thorn Hill, Cheshire. 24th May 2010
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas.Coombes Valley RSPB, Staffs. 6th May 2011
Holly Blue
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus, male,
Disley, Cheshire. 10th June 2009
Silver-studded Blue
Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus, male,
Prees Heath, Shropshire. 26th June 2011
Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus, male,
Prees Heath, Shropshire. 26th June 2011
Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus, female,
Prees Heath, Shropshire. 26th June 2011
Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus, female,
Prees Heath, Shropshire. 26th June 2011
Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus, mating pair, female on the right,
Prees Heath, Shropshire. 26th June 2011
Brown Argus
Brown Argus Aricia agestis,
Coombs Dale, Derbyshire. 19th July 2010
Brown Argus Aricia agestis,
Coombs Dale, Derbyshire. 2nd July 2011
Brown Argus Aricia agestis,
Coombs Dale, Derbyshire. 2nd July 2011
Brown Argus Aricia agestis, underside,
Coombs Dale, Derbyshire. 19th July 2010
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve, Bucks. 31st July 2011
Chalkhill Blue
Chalkhill Blue Lysandra coridon, male,
Yoesden Bank, Bucks. 19th August 2011
Chalkhill Blue Lysandra coridon, male,
Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve, Bucks. 31st July 2011
Chalkhill Blue Lysandra coridon, male,
Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve, Bucks. 31st July 2011
Chalkhill Blue Lysandra coridon, male underside,
Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve, Bucks. 31st July 2011
Chalkhill Blue Lysandra coridon, female,
Yoesden Bank, Bucks. 19th August 2011
Chalkhill Blue Lysandra coridon, female underside,
Yoesden Bank, Bucks. 19th August 2011
Adonis Blue
Adonis Blue Lysandra bellargus, male,
Yoesden Bank, Bucks. 19th August 2011
Adonis Blue Lysandra bellargus, male,
Yoesden Bank, Bucks. 19th August 2011
Adonis Blue Lysandra bellargus, male,
Yoesden Bank, Bucks. 19th August 2011
Adonis Blue Lysandra bellargus, male, underside
Yoesden Bank, Bucks. 19th August 2011
Common Blue
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus male,
Coombs Dale, Derbyshire. 27th June 2010
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus male underside,
Folkton, E. Yorkshire. 17th June 2010
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus female,
Warton Crag, Cumbria. 19th May 2011