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