6.4 - Insects
Brown Hairstreak Butterfly
Brown Hairstreak Butterfly.
West Williamstone NR (SN032.058).
Elusive butterfly - late flying (Aug/Sept) , high in the woodland canopy , feeding on aphid honeydew.
Descending occasionally to feed on flowering Bramble ,Thistle , Hemp-agrimony .
Females , lay eggs , low down , on Blackthorn bushes.
Photo - Grafton Wood / Worcester.
West Williamstone NR (SN032.058).
Elusive butterfly - late flying (Aug/Sept) , high in the woodland canopy , feeding on aphid honeydew.
Descending occasionally to feed on flowering Bramble ,Thistle , Hemp-agrimony .
Females , lay eggs , low down , on Blackthorn bushes.
Photo - Grafton Wood / Worcester.
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