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Butterfly Dates

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.  We update this page often but the latest results section of the site details all the butterfly sightings as they happen.

Family Hesperiidae >> Hesperiinae First 07 First 08 First 09 First 10 Last 07 Last 08 Last 09 Last 10
Small Skipper
1526
(Thymelicus sylvestris)
Small Skipper not noted 23 Jul 22 Jul not noted 23 Jul 22 Jul
Large Skipper
1531
(Ochlodes faunus)
Large Skipper 6 Jun 23 Jun 8 Jul 9 Jun 6 Jun 23 Jun 8 Jul
Family Hesperiidae >> Pyrginae First 07 First 08 First 09 First 10 Last 07 Last 08 Last 09 Last 10
Dingy Skipper
1532
(Erynnis tages)
Dingy Skipper none none none 14 Jun none none none
Family Pieridae >> Coliadinae First 07 First 08 First 09 First 10 Last 07 Last 08 Last 09 Last 10
Clouded Yellow
1545
(Colias croceus)
CloudedYellow none none  1 Aug none  none  1 Aug
Brimstone
1546
(Gonepteryx rhamni)
Brimstone 11 Mar 14 Apr 15 Mar 7 Apr 13 Sep 12 Oct 11 Sep
Family Pieridae >> Pierinae First 07 First 08 First 09 First 10 Last 07 Last 08 Last 09 Last 10
Large White
1549
(Pieris brassicae)
Large White 2 Mar 25 Apr 17 Apr 8 Apr 18 Oct 20 Sep 20 Sep
Small White
1550
(Pieris rapae)
Small White 6 Apr 22 Apr 12 Apr 10 Apr not noted  20 Sep 9 Sep
Green-veined White
1551
(Pieris napi)
Green-veined White 16 Apr 7 May 5 Apr 10 Apr not noted  14 Aug 9 Sep
Orange-tip
1553
(Anthocharis cardamines)
Orange-tip 5 Mar 11 Apr 7 Apr 10 Apr 1 May 13 May 11 May
Family Lycaenidae >> Theclina First 07 First 08 First 09 First 10 Last 07 Last 08 Last 09 Last 10
Purple Hairstreak
1557
(Neozephyrus quercus)
  24 Aug none   none 24 Aug none  none
Family Lycaenidae >> Lycaeninae First 07 First 08 First 09 First 10 Last 07 Last 08 Last 09 Last 10
Small Copper
1561
(Lycaena phlaeas)
Small Copper 29 Apr 7 May 11 May 11 Oct 22 Aug 13 Sep
Family Lycaenidae >> Polyommatinae First 07 First 08 First 09 First 10 Last 07 Last 08 Last 09 Last 10
Common Blue
1574
(Polyommatus icarus)
Common Blue not noted  18 May 29 May 17 Jun 28 Aug 22 Aug 9 Sep
Holly Blue
1580
(Celastrina argiolus)
Holly Blue 4 Mar 3 Apr 12 Apr 10 Apr 6 Oct 7 Sep 12 Oct
Family Nymphalidae >> Nymphalinae First 07 First 08 First 09 First 10 Last 07 Last 08 Last 09 Last 10
Red Admiral
1590
(Vanessa atalanta)
Red Admiral 3 Feb 12 Feb 12 May 9 Apr  13 Nov 5 Nov 8 Nov
Painted Lady
1591
(Vanessa cardui)
Painted Lady 5 Jun 18 May 11 May 27 Aug 11 Aug 26 Oct
Small Tortoiseshell
1593
(Aglais urticae)
Small Tortoiseshell 3 Mar 19 Mar 20 Mar 8 Apr 27 Aug 27 Sep 5 Oct
Peacock
1597
(Inachis io)
Peacock 14 Feb 10 Feb 16 Mar 7 Apr  18 Oct 18 Aug 10 Sep
Comma
1598
(Polygonia c-album)
Comma 3 Mar 9 Feb 14 Mar 28 Mar  18 Oct 21 Oct 10 Oct
Family Nymphalidae >> Argynninae First 07 First 08 First 09 First 10 Last 07 Last 08 Last 09 Last 10
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
1600
(Boloria selene)
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 24 Apr 26 Apr 11 May 1 May 14 Jul 22 Aug 17 Aug
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
1601
(Boloria euphrosyne)
Pearl-bordered Fritillary 24 Apr none  28 Apr 24 Apr none  28 Apr
Silver-washed Fritillary
1606
(Argynnis paphia)
Silver-washed Fritillary 23 Jun 1 Jul 24 Jun 19 Jun not noted  22 Sep 11 Sep
Family Satyridae >> Satyrinae First 07 First 08 First 09 First 10 Last 07 Last 08 Last 09 Last 10
Speckled Wood
1614
(Pararge aegeria)
Speckled Wood 12 Apr 27 Mar 19 Apr 28 Apr  23 Nov 11 Oct 10 Oct
Wall Brown
1615
(Lasiommata megera)
Wall Brown none 21 Aug  none none  21 Aug none
Marbled White
1620
(Melanargia galathea)
Marbled White none none 20 Jun 30 Jun none  none 20 Jun
Gatekeeper
1625
(Pyronia tithonus)
Gatekeeper 14 Jul 16 Jul 7 Jul not noted  11 Aug 29 Aug
Meadow Brown
1626
(Maniola jurtina)
Meadow Brown 6 Jun 15 Jun 4 Jun 17 Jun 15 Oct 20 Sep 9 Sep
Small Heath
1627
(Coenonympha pamphilus)
Small Heath none  28 Aug  none none  28 Aug none
Ringlet
1629
(Aphantopus hyperantus)
Ringlet 13 Jun 23 Jun 15 Jun 24 Jun not noted  20 Jul 12 Jul
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