White Letter Hairstreak butterfly

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Personal observations and pictures from a butterfly garden in Cirencester, Gloucestershire and images from the English countryside

Copyright ©Linda Walls 1998-2005

My personal observations of the White Letter Hairstreak butterfly

Seen in my garden: 7 August 2001 - very rare garden visitor

garden plants that attract this species: Hyssop and Field Scabious

Images:

On Hyssop.

On Field Scabious.

On Field Scabious.

observations:

One sighting only - surprised to see this butterfly in my front garden although there are a few Elm trees in the hedgerow behind the back garden. Weather that day was poor for butterfly photography - very windy and spotting with rain. I saw it from the kitchen window when washing-up after lunch. It stayed all afternoon and roosted in the Golden Rod overnight.

Reference Section

Size: 35mm (smaller than the Small White - see list of butterflies by size)

First Generation flight period: July-August

Larval Food Plants: Elms
Wild Nectar Plants: Field Scabious

Family Group: Lycaenidae - see list of butterflies by family

This page last updated: 2 July, 2004

For british butterflies in flight this month, visit my homepage at www.butterflygarden.co.uk

See my identification guide to other small brown butterflies