Butterfly Conservation Dorset Branch

Purple Hairstreak

Quercusia quercus

 

 
 
When to see: End June to End August.
Peak: Mid July to Mid August
Habitat: Mixed Oak/Ash woodland
Where to see: Deadmoor Common, Duncliffe Wood, Fifehead Wood, Piddle's Wood, Kinson Common, Moors Valley CP, Stour Valley, Alners’ Gorse
Foodplants: Oak
Behaviour: Perch aggressive
   

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