Purple Hairstreak Butterfly
Taken at Dalzell Estate on 22nd July 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File


Purple Hairstreak Butterfly.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Neozephyrus quercus.
Lepidoptera.
Lycaenidae
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
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Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 		Feeds exclusively on Oak trees.
Honeydew.
Male: 33 - 40 mm. Female: 31 - 38 mm
Oak woodland.
July - August