Lycaenidae 1 - Herts & Middx Butterfly Conservation

The Hairstreaks


All the pictures of British hairstreaks shown on the original sightings page




Species Name
Scientific Name
Branch Status
61.003 BF1556 Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae
Confirmed breeding in south Middlesex
Brown Hairstreak 2005 - Sandra Standbridge
Brown Hairstreak 2004 - Sandra Standbridge
Brown Hairstreak 2003 - Clive Burrows
© photo: Sandra Standbridge © photo: Sandra Standbridge © photo: Clive Burrows
Brown Hairstreak 2001 - Nick Sampford
Brown Hairstreak 2001 - Nick Sampford
Brown Hairstreak 2003 - Clive Burrows
© photo: Nick Sampford © photo: Nick Sampford © photo: Clive Burrows
Brown Hairstreak 2001 - Nick Sampford
Brown Hairstreak 2007 - Darin Stanley
© photo: Nick Sampford © photo: Darin Stanley

Species Name
Scientific Name
Branch Status
61.004 BF1557 Purple Hairstreak
Favonius quercus
Resident
Purple Hairstreak 2010 - Ian Carle
Purple Hairstreak 2010 - Elizabeth Debenham
Purple Hairstreak 2010 - Andrew Steele
Watton Green
© photo: Ian Carle
Kings Langley
© photo: Elizabeth Debenham
Broxbourne Woods
© photo: Andrew Steele
Purple Hairstreak 2010 - David Gower
Purple Hairstreak 2010 - David Gower
Purple Hairstreak 2010 - David Gower
Ruislip Woods
© photo: David Gower
Ruislip Woods
© photo: David Gower
Ruislip Woods
© photo: David Gower
Purple Hairstreak 2007 - June Crew
Purple Hairstreak 2007 - Bob Clift
Purple Hairstreak 2010 - Sandra Standbridge
Broxbourne Wood NNR
© photo: June Crew
Broxbourne Wood NNR
© photo: Bob Clift
Broxbourne Woods complex
© photo: Sandra Standbridge
Purple Hairstreak 2006 - Chris Beach
Purple Hairstreak 2007 - Dave Mackenzie
Purple Hairstreak 2010 - Clive Burrows
Northaw Great Wood
© photo: Chris Beach
Bricket Wood
© photo: Dave Mackenzie
Bricket Wood
© photo: Clive Burrows
Purple Hairstreak wingscales around an eyespot 2006 - David Gompertz
Purple Hairstreak 2006 - Jez Perkins
Purple Hairstreak 2006 - Glen Barnes
Wing scales around an eye spot
Fir and Pond Wood HMWT
© photo: David Gompertz
Commonwood Common, Sarratt
© photo: Jez Perkins
Bricket Wood
© photo: Glen Barnes
Purple Hairstreak 2005 - Andrew Self
Purple Hairstreak 2005 - Trevor Chapman
Purple Hairstreak 2005 - Paul Gee
Brent Reservoir
© photo: Andrew Self
Hertford Heath
© photo: Trevor Chapman
Horsenden Hill
© photo: Paul Gee
Purple Hairstreak 2005 - Andrew Self
Purple Hairstreak 2004 - Sandra Standbridge
Purple Hairstreak 2004 - Lee Browne
Brent Reservoir
© photo: Andrew Self
Broxbourne Woods
© photo: Sandra Standbridge
Knebworth Woods
© photo: Lee Browne
Purple Hairstreak 2004 - June Crew
Purple Hairstreak 2004 - Glen Barnes
Purple Hairstreak 2004 - Andrew Middleton
Broxbourne Woods
© photo: June Crew
Broxbourne Woods
© photo: Glen Barnes
Epping Forest
© photo: Andrew Middleton
Purple Hairstreak 2003 - Simon Rawlinson
Purple Hairsteak 2002 - John Stevens
Purple Hairsteak 2002 - John Stevens
Sewardstone Marsh
© photo: Simon Rawlinson
Epping Forest
© photo: John Stevens
Epping Forest
© photo: John Stevens
Purple Hairstreak 2001 - Nick Sampford
Purple Hairstreak 2001 - Andrew Middleton
Purple Hairstreak 2006 - Glen Barnes
Bramfield Wood
© photo: Nick Sampford

© photo: Andrew Middleton
Bricket Wood
© photo: Glen Barnes



Species Name
Scientific Name
Branch Status
61.005 BF1555 Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi
Restricted & rare resident
Green Hairstreak 2011 - Miles Attenborough
Green Hairstreak 2011 - Miles Attenborough
Green Hairstreak 2011 - Steve Gent
Aldbury Nowers
© photo: Miles Attenborough
Aldbury Nowers
© photo: Miles Attenborough
Aldbury Nowers
© photo: Steve Gent
Green Hairstreak 2011 - Paul Why
Green Hairstreak 2011 - David Gower
Green Hairstreak 2011 - Nigel Agar
10th April 2011
Telegraph Hill
© photo: Paul Why
10th April 2011
Aldbury Nowers
© photo: David Gower
Hexton
© photo: Nigel Agar
Green Hairstreak  2008 - Paul Thrush
Green Hairstreak 2008 - Sandra Standbridge
Green Hairstreak  2008 - Paul Thrush
Aldbury Nowers
© photo: Paul Thrush
Bedfordshire
© photo: Sandra Standbridge
Aldbury Nowers
© photo: Paul Thrush
Green Hairstreak  2008 - Darin Stanley
Green Hairstreak 2008 - Darin Stanley
Green Hairstreak  2008 - Nigel Agar
Hexton
© photo: Darin Stanley
Hexton
© photo: Darin Stanley
© photo: Nigel Agar
Green Hairstreak - Martin Parr
Green Hairstreak 2007 - Ian Hardy
Green Hairstreak - Dave Mackenzie
Aldbury Nowers
© photo: Martin Parr
Bedfordshire
© photo: Ian Hardy
Aldbury Nowers
© photo: Dave Mackenzie
Green Hairstreak 2007 - Sandra Standbridge
Green Hairstreak 2006 - Trevor Chapman
Green Hairstreak 2006 - Trevor Chapman
Pegsdon Hills 2007
© photo: Sandra Standbridge
Pegsdon Hills
© photo: Trevor Chapman
Pegsdon Hills
© photo: Trevor Chapman
Green Hairstreak Green Hairstreak 2006 - Andrew Palmer
Green Hairsteak egg 2006 - Andrew Middleton
Green Hairstreak 2006 - Andrew Palmer
Pegsdon Hills
© photo: Andrew Palmer
Egg
© photo: Andrew Middleton
In the early morning dew
Hexton
© photo: Andrew Palmer
Green Hairstreak Green Hairstreak - Vanessa Baker
Green Hairsteak 2005 - Sandra Standbridge
Green Hairstreak 2005 - Steve Lane
Deacon Hill
© photo: Vanessa Baker
Sharpenhoe Clappers, Beds
© photo: Sandra Standbridge

© photo: Steve Lane
Green Hairstreak Green Hairstreak 2005 - Lee Browne
Green Hairsteak 2005 - Andrew Palmer
Green Hairstreak 2004 - Trevor Chapman
Dorset
© photo: Lee Browne
Hexton
© photo: Andrew Palmer
Ivinghoe Beacon
© photo: Trevor Chapman
Green Hairstreak 2005 - Malcolm Hull
Green Hairsteak 2004 - Clive Burrows
" Green Hairstreak 2002 - Nick Sampford
Aldbury Nowers
© photo: Malcolm Hull
Hexton
© photo: Andrew Palmer

© photo: Nick Sampford
Green Hairstreak 2004 - Trevor Chapman
Green Hairsteak 2004 - Nick Sampford
" Green Hairstreak 2002 - Liz Goodyear
Ivinghoe Beacon
© photo: Trevor Chapman
Scotland
© photo: Nick Sampford
Aldbury Nowers
© photo: Liz Goodyear
Green Hairstreak 2002 - John Stevens
Green Hairsteak 2004 - Nick Sampford
" Green Hairstreak 2004 - Nick Sampford

© photo: John Stevens
Scotland
© photo: Nick Sampford
Scotland
© photo: Nick Sampford



Species Name
Scientific Name
Branch Status
61.006 BF1558 White-letter Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album
Resident
White-letter Hairstreak larva 2007 - Tristan Bantock
Larva 22nd April 2007
Wanstead Park
© photo: Tristan Bantock
White-letter Hairstreak feeding damage - Andrew Middleton
White-letter Hairstreak feeding damage - Andrew Middleton
White-letter Hairstreak larva 2004 - Andrew Middleton
Feeding damage
© photo: Andrew Middleton
Feeding damage
with caterpillar (seeds turning brown)
© photo: Andrew Middleton
Larva
Cuffley
© photo: Andrew Middleton
White-letter Hairstreak 2010 - Paul Thrush
Aldbury Nowers
© photo: Paul Thrush
White-letter Hairstreak 2010 - Martin Johnson
White-letter Hairstreak 2010 - Darin Stanley
White-letter Hairstreak 2010 - Nigel Agar
Icknield Way south of Royston
© photo: Martin Johnson
Batford
© photo: Darin Stanley
Chicksands Wood, Beds
© photo: Nigel Agar
White-letter Hairstreak 2008 - Jan Hein van Steenis
White-letter Hairstreak 2008 - Jack Harrison
White-letter Hairstreak 2009 - Steve Chilton
Lord Street, Hoddesdon
© photo: Jan Hein van Steenis
(Record Shot) Lord Street, Hoddesdon
© photo: Jack Harrison
Symondsyde Wood
Steve Chilton
White-letter Hairstreak 2007 - Ian Hardy
White-letter Hairstreak 2007 - Darin Stanley
White-letter Hairstreak 2008 - Darin Stanley
Great Ashby Park
© photo: Ian Hardy
Symondshyde
© photo: Darin Stanley
Symondshyde
© photo: Darin Stanley
White-letter Hairstreak 2006 - Steve Lane
White-letter Hairstreak 2005 - Trevor Chapman
White-letter Hairstreak 2006 - Geoff Horn
© photo: Steve Lane Wheathampstead LNR
© photo: Trevor Chapman
With worn Ringlet
Symondshyde
© photo: Geoff Horn
White-letter Hairstreak 2006 - Ian Phillips
White-letter Hairstreak 2007 - Steve Lane
White-letter Hairstreak 2007 - Ian Hardy
Essex
© photo: Ian Phillips
Stevenage
© photo: Steve Lane
Great Ashby Park
© photo: Ian Hardy
White-letter Hairstreak 2005 - Trevor Chapman
White-letter Hairstreak 2004 - Douglas Penn
White-letter Hairstreak 2005 - Trevor Chapman
Wheathampstead LNR
© photo: Trevor Chapman
Hexton
© photo: Douglas Penn
Wheathampstead LNR
© photo: Trevor Chapman
White-letter Hairstreak 2005 - Trevor Chapman
White-letter Hairstreak 2005 - Lee Browne
White-letter Hairstreak 2003 - Nick Sampford
Marshalls Heath
© photo: John Murray
Bramfield Wood
© photo: Lee Browne

© photo: Nick Sampford
White-letter Hairstreak 2005 - Steve Lane
White-letter Hairstreak 2005 - Steve Lane
White-letter Hairstreak 2001 - Nick Sampford
Stevenage garden
© photo: Steve Lane
Stevenage garden
© photo: Steve Lane
Cornmill Meadows
© photo: Nick Sampford
White-letter Hairstreak 2002 - John Stevens
White-letter Hairstreak 2004 - Clive Burrows
White-letter Hairstreak 2001 - Andrew Wood
Near Epping
© photo: John Stevens

© photo: Clive Burrows
Ware
© photo: Andrew Wood


Species Name
Scientific Name
Branch Status
61.007 BF1559 Black Hairstreak
Stryrium pruni
Non-Resident
Black Hairstreak pupa 2005 - Malcolm Hull
Black Hairstreak 2004 - Trevor Chapman
Black Hairstreak egg laying 2004 - Sandra Standbridge
Pupa
© photo: Malcolm Hull

© photo: Trevor Chapman
Egg laying
© photo: Sandra Standbridge
Black  Hairstreak 2010 - Darin Stanley
Finmere 2010
© photo: Darin Stanley
Black Hairstreak 2003 - Nick Sampford
Black Hairstreak 2003 - Clive Burrows
Black Hairstreak 2002 - Nick Sampford

© photo: Nick Sampford

© photo: Clive Burrows

© photo: Nick Sampford
Black Hairstreak 2001 - Nick Sampford
Black Hairstreak 2009 - Bob Clift
Black Hairstreak 2006 - Steve Lane
2001
© photo: Nick Sampford
Northamptonshire 2009
© photo: Bob Clift
2006
© photo: Steve Lane