Purple Hairstreak Butterfly Original Gouache Painting

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Purple Hairstreak Butterfly Original Gouache PaintingOriginal Gouache Painting A Purple Hairstreak Butterfly original gouache painting by Amanda Gosse. The Purple Hairstreak Butterfly, scientific name Favonius quercus, is found in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland and only in oak forests and woodlands. Although a non threatened species, it is not easy to see these pretty butterflies, because they are usually in the canopies of oak trees, where they feed on honeydew. Artwork Specifications Gouache

set with a blue sapphire

The Eurasian blue tit

butcherbird and currawong also belong

Ireland and Scotland and only in oak forests and woodlands

measuring approximately 27cm

and bits of plastic to attract mates

belonging to the genus Dacelo within the kingfisher family (Alcedinidae)

Adult males exhibit a glossy

forming flocks that can number in the hundreds

This miniature painting captures a single pine cone in fine detail against a soft grey background

Frame outer dimensions: 13 x 13cm (5

This painting comprises an 9ct gold Southern Cross and map brooch