Five Purple Hairstreak eggs on one Oak tree bud cluster. I've never found more than 5 together, anyone else?
FYI these were found whilst I was undertaking scrub management on a Suffolk heathland site (removal of some Oaks included). The eggs were saved & translocated or reared by volunteers.
FYI these were found whilst I was undertaking scrub management on a Suffolk heathland site (removal of some Oaks included). The eggs were saved & translocated or reared by volunteers.
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Also take a look at this pdf from BC..
https://butterfly-conservation.org/sites/default/files/2022-01/Raising%20Purple%20Hairstreaks.pdf