We are recording the first and last dates for each species of butterfly visiting our garden. This is building into an interesting comparison year on year.
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Family Hesperiidae >> Hesperiinae
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First 07
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First 08
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First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
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Last 08
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Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Small Skipper
1526
(Thymelicus sylvestris) |
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not noted |
23 Jul |
22 Jul |
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not noted |
23 Jul |
22 Jul |
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Large Skipper
1531
(Ochlodes faunus)
|
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6 Jun |
23 Jun |
8 Jul |
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6 Jun |
23 Jun |
8 Jul |
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Family Pieridae >> Coliadinae
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First 07
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First 08
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First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
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Last 08
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Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Clouded Yellow
1545
(Colias croceus) |
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none |
none |
1 Aug |
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none |
none |
1 Aug |
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Brimstone
1546
(Gonepteryx rhamni)
|
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11 Mar |
14 Apr |
15 Mar |
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13 Sep |
12 Oct |
11 Sep |
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Family Pieridae >> Pierinae
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First 07
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First 08
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First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
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Last 08
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Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Large White
1549
(Pieris brassicae) |
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2 Mar |
25 Apr |
17 Apr |
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18 Oct |
20 Sep |
20 Sep |
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Small White
1550
(Pieris rapae) |
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6 Apr |
22 Apr |
12 Apr |
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not noted |
20 Sep |
9 Sep |
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Green-veined White
1551
(Pieris napi)
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16 Apr |
7 May |
5 Apr |
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not noted |
14 Aug |
9 Sep |
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Orange-tip
1553
(Anthocharis cardamines)
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5 Mar |
11 Apr |
7 Apr |
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1 May |
13 May |
11 May |
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Family Lycaenidae >> Theclina
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First 07
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First 08
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First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
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Last 08
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Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Purple Hairstreak
1557
(Neozephyrus quercus)
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24 Aug |
none |
none |
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24 Aug |
none |
none |
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Family Lycaenidae >> Lycaeninae
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First 07
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First 08
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First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
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Last 08
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Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Small Copper
1561
(Lycaena phlaeas)
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29 Apr |
7 May |
11 May |
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11 Oct |
22 Aug |
13 Sep |
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Family Lycaenidae >> Polyommatinae
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First 07
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First 08
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First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
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Last 08
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Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Common Blue
1574
(Polyommatus icarus)
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not noted |
18 May |
29 May |
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28 Aug |
22 Aug |
9 Sep |
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Holly Blue
1580
(Celastrina argiolus)
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4 Mar |
3 Apr |
12 Apr |
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6 Oct |
7 Sep |
12 Oct |
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Family Nymphalidae >> Nymphalinae
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First 07
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First 08
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First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
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Last 08
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Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Red Admiral
1590
(Vanessa atalanta) |
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3 Feb |
12 Feb |
12 May |
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13 Nov |
5 Nov |
8 Nov |
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Painted Lady
1591
(Vanessa cardui)
|
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5 Jun |
18 May |
11 May |
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27 Aug |
11 Aug |
26 Oct |
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Small Tortoiseshell
1593
(Aglais urticae)
|
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3 Mar |
19 Mar |
20 Mar |
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27 Aug |
27 Sep |
5 Oct |
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Peacock
1597
(Inachis io) |
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14 Feb |
10 Feb |
16 Mar |
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18 Oct |
18 Aug |
10 Sep |
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Comma
1598
(Polygonia c-album)
|
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3 Mar |
9 Feb |
14 Mar |
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18 Oct |
21 Oct |
10 Oct |
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Family Nymphalidae >> Argynninae
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First 07
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First 08
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First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
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Last 08
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Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
1600
(Boloria selene)
|
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24 Apr |
26 Apr |
11 May |
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14 Jul |
22 Aug |
17 Aug |
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Pearl-bordered Fritillary
1601
(Boloria euphrosyne) |
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24 Apr |
none |
28 Apr |
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24 Apr |
none |
28 Apr |
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Silver-washed Fritillary
1606
(Argynnis paphia)
|
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23 Jun |
1 Jul |
24 Jun |
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not noted |
22 Sep |
11 Sep |
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Family Satyridae >> Satyrinae
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First 07
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First 08
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First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
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Last 08
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Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Speckled Wood
1614
(Pararge aegeria)
|
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12 Apr |
27 Mar |
19 Apr |
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23 Nov |
11 Oct |
10 Oct |
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Wall Brown
1615
(Lasiommata megera) |
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none |
21 Aug |
none |
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none |
21 Aug |
none |
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Marbled White
1620
(Melanargia galathea) |
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none |
none |
20 Jun |
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none |
none |
20 Jun |
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Gatekeeper
1625
(Pyronia tithonus) |
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14 Jul |
16 Jul |
7 Jul |
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not noted |
11 Aug |
29 Aug |
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Meadow Brown
1626
(Maniola jurtina)
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6 Jun |
15 Jun |
4 Jun |
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15 Oct |
20 Sep |
9 Sep |
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Small Heath
1627
(Coenonympha pamphilus)
|
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none |
28 Aug |
none |
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none |
28 Aug |
none |
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Ringlet
1629
(Aphantopus hyperantus) |
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13 Jun |
23 Jun |
15 Jun |
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not noted |
20 Jul |
12 Jul |
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