skippers, blues, whites, etc.
![Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-2-butterflies-hesperidae-lycaenidae-and-pieridae/NG8_1570_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jun2025.jpg?t=1785000809 "Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]")
Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]
Adult of sub-species eleus on Smooth Hawk's-beard (Crepis capillaris) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025
![Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-2-butterflies-hesperidae-lycaenidae-and-pieridae/IMG_8433_60D_BansteadDowns_04Aug2021.jpg?t=1785000809 "Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]")
Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]
Adult of sub-species eleus resting on Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Aug 2021
![Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-2-butterflies-hesperidae-lycaenidae-and-pieridae/NG8_3590_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Aug2025.jpg?t=1785000809 "Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]")
Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]
Adult of sub-species eleus on rotting apple – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Aug 2025
![Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-2-butterflies-hesperidae-lycaenidae-and-pieridae/NG8_1565_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jun2025.jpg?t=1785000809 "Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]")
Small Copper [Lycaena phlaeas eleus]
Adult of sub-species eleus on Smooth Hawk's-beard (Crepis capillaris) – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jun 2025
![Green Hairstreak [Callophrys rubi]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-2-butterflies-hesperidae-lycaenidae-and-pieridae/IMG_0584_60D_TheDowns_12May2025.jpg?t=1785000809 "Green Hairstreak [Callophrys rubi]")
Green Hairstreak [Callophrys rubi]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 May 2025
![Green Hairstreak [Callophrys rubi]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-2-butterflies-hesperidae-lycaenidae-and-pieridae/IMG_8147_60D_BansteadCommon_19May2020.jpg?t=1785000809 "Green Hairstreak [Callophrys rubi]")
Green Hairstreak [Callophrys rubi]
Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 May 2020
![Purple Hairstreak [Favonius quercus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-2-butterflies-hesperidae-lycaenidae-and-pieridae/NG9_0732_EOS-1D_TheDowns_08Jul2026.jpg?t=1785000809 "Purple Hairstreak [Favonius quercus]")
Purple Hairstreak [Favonius quercus]
female F. quercus feeding on a Hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 Jul 2026
![Purple Hairstreak [Favonius quercus]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-2-butterflies-hesperidae-lycaenidae-and-pieridae/BD2_3880_7D_TheDowns_27Apr2026.jpg?t=1785000809 "Purple Hairstreak [Favonius quercus]")
Purple Hairstreak [Favonius quercus]
caterpillar of F. quercus on an English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Apr 2026
![Brown Hairstreak [Thecla betulae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/lepidoptera-2-butterflies-hesperidae-lycaenidae-and-pieridae/NG9_1379_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jul2026.jpg?t=1785000809 "Brown Hairstreak [Thecla betulae]")
Brown Hairstreak [Thecla betulae]
female T. betulae feeding on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2026