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Hi Toadie - and welcome to UKB! You might find this of interest: https://butterfly-conservation.org/files/woodland_managemennt_for_butterflies_woodlandtypes.pdf Cheers, - Pete Hi Pete, Thank you for the welcome, and the link to the above, just what I was searching for, descriptions of habitats and ...

I would also add hibernation to what Guy says. Hairstreaks for example: 4 out of our five species feed on deciduous trees and they all hibernate as an egg, so leaves are ignored for ovipositing for obvious reasons. If you ever get the chance to watch a female butterfly looking to lay (even a common...

Hi Toadie. There's no short answer to this. Each species has its own preferred foodplants - sometimes very specific. You will find a complete list of foodplants here: http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/foodplants.php . Alternatively, you will find details in each butterfly's species description. Note t...

Hoping this is OK to write a post, hoping I have posted this in the right place, just have a question about woodland butterflies and their habitat, general butterfly knowledge. Wondering which type of butterfly prefer which type of deciduous tree leaves to leave their eggs? Any observations or thoug...