Grafton Wood 31.8.13

Another new butterfly for me! I was very fortunate to catch Brown Hairstreaks in their flight period, and at a great wood. The management here is absolutely spot on to my untrained eyes, so hats off to everyone involved with looking after the wood. Its also in beautiful surrounding countryside, so I heartily recommend a visit! I was actually fortunate to see the ones I did, as a friendly fellow enthusiast found one along the hedgerow on the west side, and we then spotted some others. 

Species seen - 

Brown Hairstreak
Small Copper
Large White
Green-veined White
Small White
Peacock
Comma

Common Darter
Striped Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus)
Tachina fera Fly

Brown Hairstreak

Striped Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus)