Black Hairstreak UK

[Nigel Venters]

T Dunbar wrote >...
> The black hairstreak is having a very poor flight season this year in the
> UK. Having done 10 visits to regular haunts of the species I have only
seen
> one specimen to date.
>
> Any other sightings out there?
 
They were out early this year in the South, my first captive bred ones were
on the wing in late May and the first from my release into the woods behind
my house were on the wing first week of June.
Nigel