Title

Purple Hairstreak

Caption

Purple Hairstreak (Quercusia quercus) caterpillar, camouflaged amongst Common Oak (Quercus robur) buds in ancient woodland, Alun Valley, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Jul 07, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Hugh Lansdown

Reference

BRK22F90_039

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,7Mb (2,0Mb) / 17,7in x 11,6in / 5315 x 3467 (300dpi)

Keywords

Butterflies Butterfly Common oak English oak English oaks Eurasia Fagaceae French oak Gossamer winged butterflies Gossamer winged butterfly Gossamer-winged butterfly Insect Insecta Insects Lepidoptera Lepidopteran Lycaenidae Neozephyrus quercus Oak Oak tree Oaks Pedunculate oak Purple hairstreak Purple hairstreaks Quercus Quercus pendunculata Wales adaption adaptions ancient animal animals antique bud buds butterfly caterpillar camouflage camouflaged camouflaging caterpillar caterpillars close up close ups cub detail view development developments diurnal butterflies diurnal butterfly growth habitat hatchling historic historical juvenile juveniles larva larvae macro macro photo macro shot macro view macros metamorphoses metamorphosis natural environment natural environments natural habitat old out outdoor outdoors outside pup suckling tree trees wildlife photography young young animal young animals yuvenile Asia Europe Fagales Welsh close-up detail details fauna wildlife deciduous tree deciduous trees