Brown Argus male ©R.Winnall
Brown Argus female ©R.Winnall
Brown Argus underwings ©R.Winnall
Common Blue male ©R.Winnall
Common Blue female ©R.Winnall
Common Blue underwings, Wyre Forest ©R.Winnall
Common Blue butterflies, male and female, Bliss Gate (©Nicola Winnall)
Common Blue egg on Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall
Green Hairstreak, Wyre Forest ©R.Winnall
Holly Blue ©R.Winnall
Holly Blue female laying egg on Ivy flower buds ©R.Winnall
Holly Blue egg on ivy, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall
Holly Blue caterpillar on Ivy ©R.Winnall
Small Copper male, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall
Small Copper female, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall
Small Copper underwings, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall
Small Copper egg on Sheep's Sorrel, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall
Small Copper caterpillar, Lodgehill ©R.Winnall
Purple Hairstreak female, Rock Coppice ©R.Winnall
Purple Hairstreak underwings, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall
White-letter Hairstreak ©R.Winnall
Butterflies, Lycaenidae – hairstreaks, coppers and blues
Butterflies found in the Wyre Forest that belong to this family are the Green Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, White-letter Hairstreak, Small Copper, Brown Argus, Common Blue and Holly Blue.
Published 27th May 2011 at 9:48 pm
