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Purple Hairstreak Butterfly (Favonius quercus) There&#039;s a very good reason this photograph was taken at full zoom.<br /> <br /> It was the closest I good get (despite climbing the tree itself) to these super elusive, beautiful Purple Hairstreak butterflies which live tantalisingly out of reach, at the very top of their host Oak Tree.<br /> <br /> Even finding an Oak which hosts a colony is difficult enough.<br /> <br /> I did snatch a few video shots however : <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ONUS_nSt8vw?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section><br /> <br /> Attempts to get closer will continue throughout August, conditions allowing. Geotagged,Neozephyrus quercus,Purple hairstreak,Summer,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Purple Hairstreak Butterfly (Favonius quercus)

There's a very good reason this photograph was taken at full zoom.

It was the closest I good get (despite climbing the tree itself) to these super elusive, beautiful Purple Hairstreak butterflies which live tantalisingly out of reach, at the very top of their host Oak Tree.

Even finding an Oak which hosts a colony is difficult enough.

I did snatch a few video shots however :



Attempts to get closer will continue throughout August, conditions allowing.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Even a little further it gives a nice view of the habitat, thanks for the effort of capturing it! Posted 5 years ago
  2. View Philip Booker's profile
    Philip Booker
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    My neck is only just recovering from the experience!
     Posted 5 years ago

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The Purple hairstreak

The purple hairstreak is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae distributed throughout much of Europe, North Africa, Anatolia, Caucasia, and Transcaucasia.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Philip Booker
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By Philip Booker

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Uploaded Aug 13, 2020. Captured Aug 6, 2020 18:40 in Unnamed Road, Brighton BN1 9BA, UK.
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  • DSC-RX10M4
  • f/4.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO250
  • 216.73mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.