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Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus) in the Kottenforst

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Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus)Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)Neozephyrus quercusPurple Hairstreak

Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus) in the Kottenforst

[Female]

I had researched the behaviour of the Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus) in the literature and read that the butterflies only descend from the treetops on hot days and then only in the mornings and evenings. I cycled to a section of the Bonn Kottenforst forest with lots of oak trees. I didn't have to wait long before the first Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus) was spotted along the path.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (22. July 2020, 10:42 AM)