black hairstreak
satyrium pruni latin

A Black Hairstreak has been spotted, and it's causing quite a flutter.

We're on the trail of the Black Hairstreak.

Lord Black Hairstreak is the antagonist of the story.

The Black Hairstreak (Satyrium pruni) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

More than 1,000 beetle species have been recorded in Monks Wood and the rare Black Hairstreak butterfly is also seen there.

The Gerhard's Black Hairstreak prefers Bushy rocky slopes and ravines.

Brampton Wood has thriving colonies of Black Hairstreak, one of Britain's rarest butterflies.

The Gerhard's Black Hairstreak is not seen in Europe, but is a common species in Turkey.

This small brown butterfly is very similar to the White-letter Hairstreak but the Black Hairstreak has a row of orange spots along the edge of the upper-side hindwing.

Rare butterflies such as the wood white, black hairstreak and white admiral all thrive in Salcey where there is an abundance of the plants they feed on -vetches, blackthorn and honeysuckle.

The outer edge of the hindwing has an orange border, but there is no orange on the forewings like the similar Black Hairstreak and there are two short tails on the hindwings.

The Black Hairstreak was at it's height hundreds of years ago when this was all Royal Forest.Enthusiasts hope with the right care this King of butterflies wll once again rule the woodlands of Oxfordshire.

There are also 35 species of butterflies such as Purple Emperor, Brown Hairstreak, Black Hairstreak, Wood White, the Silver Washed Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary, Marsh Fritillary, Pearl-Bordered Fritillary and Small Pearly-Bordered Fritillary.