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Brown Hairstreak


Brown Hairstreak
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Copyright: Marx Kol (Marx44) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 59 W: 72 N: 279] (1762)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-12
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 30 D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/11, 1/100 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Summer Colours [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-08-13 13:35
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Points: 12
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PL: Pazik brzozowiec
UK: Brown Hairstreak
SK: Ostrôžkár brezový
CZ: Ostruháček březový
ES: Topacio
FR: Thecle du bouleau
DE: Nierenfleck-Zipfelfalter
SE: Björksnabbvinge
NO: Slapetornstjertvinge
FI: Ruostenopsasiipi
DK: Guldhale
NL: Sleedoornpage


Identification: Distinctive. Rich underside browns with a wedge of darker brown bordered by white. Dark brown upperside with bright orange brown patch on forewing, usually absent in the male. The tails on the upperside are red in both sexes.

Flight time: July to September, most frequent from August to mid September but may be regionally and seasonally variable.

Habitat: Woodland or open places with hedges or scrub near good stands of Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), the larval food plant.

Behaviour: Secretive butterfly (usually). Most colonies cover a large area and adults of both sexes spend most of the time hidden around tree tops. Males congregate around certain "master" trees, usually Ash, where as females drop down looking for egg laying sites and also for dispersal. Thus most of my encounters have been with females. Both sexes can be found feeding on flowers (Hemp Agrimony is a favourite) but it is recorded that honeydew excreted by aphids is the preferred source of sugars - way up in the trees.

Eggs are laid singly at around 1 or 2 meters above ground level. They are located at forks in the outer twigs of Blackthorn or at the base of buds where they can be found fairly easily throughout the winter.
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Kapitalna kompozycja i bardzo ładnie się wyróżnia z tła.
Pozdrowienia Marek

Hello Marx,
This is the third Brown Hairstreak on TN this evening and all the 3 are beautiful and completely different. I like very well your composition for the high contrast and the beautiful dark background. It gives more light to this nice butterfly. TFS,
Catherine

Hello Marx,

Beautiful presentation of this Brown. Very good dark background to enhance its beautiful colours. Good DOF to have both sides of the wings equally sharp. Excellent POV.
Cheers,
Mariki

Hej,
piękny motylek!
Miałeś dużo szczęścia, że go ustrzeliłeś. Wcześniej jeszcze takiego nie widziałam, naprawdę jestem pod wrażeniem i modela i kompozycji. Pięknie prezentuje się Pazik brzozowiec na tym liściu w charakterystycznej dla rodziny Modraszków pozie.
Kolory są naturalne a wzorek dobrze widoczny.
Gratuluję i pozdrawiam
Alina

Hi Marx,
Missed this first time around. Really excellent picture. Many thanks.
Alan

Witaj,
Kolejne piękne makro :) Bardzo dobry kadr!!!
Naturalne kolory i bardzo dobra ostrość.
Pozdrawiam Małgosia

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