Michael Foley: Natural History ©

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Showing posts with label Purple Hairstreak. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Purple Hairstreak. Show all posts

Friday, 16 August 2013

Purple Hairstreaks near Newby Bridge, Cumbria

August 3: At an extensive oak wood near here, there are several places where oak trees come down below road level. The elusive Purple Hairs...

Monday, 23 August 2010

BUTTERFLY: White-letter- and Purple Hairstreaks at Brockholes Wetlands, Lancashire

August 22 (and July 11), 2010: The first decent weekend's weather for more than a month meant that many butterflies and dragonflies were...

Tuesday, 17 August 2010

DRAGONFLY: Lancashire and south Cumbria dragonflies during a brief improvement in the weather

August 15/16, 2010: Recently in north-west England, the weather has been very poor and there's been an apparent absence of dragonflies. ...

Saturday, 20 March 2010

BUTTERFLY: Purple Hairstreak, Haverthwaite, Cumbria

July 25, 2009: The Purple Hairstreak (Neozephyrus quercus) which is restricted to oak trees, is mainly found in southern England and is scar...

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