Tree Guide: Holly

Holly Ilex aquifolium

Evergreen

20 metres tall

Leaves 6-8cm, oval

Flowers, May-August, white with four petals

Small red berries in winter

Holly Blue

Celastrina argiolus

Wingspan 35mm

Adults late March-June

Larva May-September

Overwinters as a pupa

Double-striped Pug

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Forewing length 8-10mm

Adults late March-August

Larva early May-October

Overwinters as a pupa

   

Holly Tortrix

Rhopobota naevana

 

Forewing length 6-8mm

Adults July-September

Larva May-June

Overwinters as an egg