Butterfly Conservation Dorset Branch

Green Hairstreak

Callophrys rubi

 
 
When to see: Mid April to Early July.
Peak: Mid-May to Mid-June
Habitat: Downland, scrubby commons
Where to see: Cashmoor, Clubmen's Down, Fontmell Down, Hod Hill, Melbury Down, Higher Hyde, Oakers Wood, Studland, Cerne Abbas, Powerstock North, Avon Heath CP North, Avon Heath CP South, Ham Common, Upton Heath North
Foodplants: Gorse, Rock Rose, Broom Rock Rose
Behaviour: Perch
   

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