Green
Hairstreak Callophrys
rubi (Linnaeus, 1758)  |
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.....Has always been an uncommon
species in Nottinghamshire and the difference in this
butterfly's distribution a hundred years later, is quite
astonishing. The sites mentioned by Carr are all in the
northern half of Nottinghamshire, apart from that reported by W.H.
Smith. Aside from two Carlton Wood records in
2015 and 2016, the Green Hairstreak is very much a
butterfly of southern Nottinghamshire. Seems to be currently doing quite
well and may be expanding its range. |
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| Photographed
at Gedling CP May 2021 |
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Early stages |
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3rd instar larva. Photographed at Calverton Pit Top, June 2022. |
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