A rare garden visitor

A brown hairstreak butterfly. Only seen this once before in the garden.

sony a6000 Sigma 105 OS. Some of the shots have been focus stacked by hand in PS.

Brian V.

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Interesting and beautiful! Always exciting when something new comes around.
Nice set !!

Very nice Brian
Beautiful, rich colours.
Love the presentation

Park Ranger wrote in post #18919823
Interesting and beautiful! Always exciting when something new comes around.
Nice set !!

avondale87 wrote in post #18919825
Very nice Brian
Beautiful, rich colours.
Love the presentation

Thanks for the comments PR and Richard

Brian V.

She looks very fresh, Brian - both tails intact and plenty of scales and fringing - so I don't think she could have come from far away. Perhaps there's a colony nearby? Lucky you, if so - we have to drive nearly 30 miles to the nearest one we know of.

Trik wrote in post #18920805
She looks very fresh, Brian - both tails intact and plenty of scales and fringing - so I don't think she could have come from far away. Perhaps there's a colony nearby? Lucky you, if so - we have to drive nearly 30 miles to the nearest one we know of.

Thanks for the comments Trik - I've no idea where she comes from.

Brian V.

Some great images there Brian very sharp with lovely colour

LordV wrote in post #18920936
- I've no idea where she comes from.
Brian V.

Any blackthorn thickets in the neighbourhood, with nectaring plants like brambles nearby? Might be worth checking out... They're the only Hairstreak I know that will readily sit with open wings. Purples seem reluctant and are probably way-up in a tree anyway; Greens, White Letter, and Blacks - never.

Trik wrote in post #18921164
Any blackthorn thickets in the neighbourhood, with nectaring plants like brambles nearby? Might be worth checking out... They're the only Hairstreak I know that will readily sit with open wings. Purples seem reluctant and are probably way-up in a tree anyway; Greens, White Letter, and Blacks - never.

Thanks for the info.
Don't know of any blackthorne but some of the gardens here are quite big so don't know what might be in the back.
I'm just happy to see something other than my normal speckled woods and holly blues in the garden.

Brian V.

Wow that is an interesting find, very unusual, nice one Brian.

Lester Wareham wrote in post #18928479
Wow that is an interesting find, very unusual, nice one Brian.

Thanks Lester

Brian V.

lovely series and find

Natuurfreak wrote in post #18929558
lovely series and find

Thanks

Brian V.