Brown Hairstreak 3
Like most of the hairstreaks, the Brown Hairstreak is an elusive butterfly that spends most of its life high in the treetops, basking and feeding on aphid honeydew. Males congregate in the canopy of a favoured large Ash tree, known as a 'master tree' to await females. Only on warm sunny days, after mating, does the female descend to lay her eggs. The male, here, only rarely descends to feed.
Brown Hairstreak 3
Like most of the hairstreaks, the Brown Hairstreak is an elusive butterfly that spends most of its life high in the treetops, basking and feeding on aphid honeydew. Males congregate in the canopy of a favoured large Ash tree, known as a 'master tree' to await females. Only on warm sunny days, after mating, does the female descend to lay her eggs. The male, here, only rarely descends to feed.