Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae
National Status
Local in southern England. Population trend 10 years to 2016 to 2016 -58%; since 1976 -15%.
West Midlands Status
Confined to east Worcestershire, range expanding locally in the core area: now recorded in over 300 1-km OS grid squares.
Habitat
The wooded landscape of the former Forest of Feckenham, particularly scrubby woodland edges and farm hedgerows.
Flight Period
End of July to early October.
Hotspots
Grafton Wood, Trench Wood and Morton Stanley Park in Redditch (Worcestershire).
Caterpillar Food Plant
Blackthorn
Life Cycle
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Distribution Map
