brown hairstreak
brown hairstreak
Rich brown underside with white lines edged with black.
brown hairstreak
This species is fairly scarce and spends much of its time near the top of trees ('master trees'), often ash. The female descends to lay eggs in hedgerows. This usually occurs in August and September. This egg was found in a blackthorn bush. Males are rarely seen.
brown hairstreak
It spends a lot of time basking.
brown hairstreak
Females have an orange band on the top of each forewing.
brown hairstreak
All specimens on this page were seen in August. Plenty of ash trees present.
brown hairstreak
female
brown hairstreak