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.
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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
|
Last 08
|
Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Small Skipper
1526
(Thymelicus sylvestris) |
 |
not noted |
23 Jul |
22 Jul |
|
not noted |
23 Jul |
22 Jul |
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Large Skipper
1531
(Ochlodes faunus)
|
 |
6 Jun |
23 Jun |
8 Jul |
9 Jun |
6 Jun |
23 Jun |
8 Jul |
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Family Hesperiidae >> Pyrginae
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First 07
|
First 08
|
First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
|
Last 08
|
Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Dingy Skipper
1532
(Erynnis tages)
|
 |
none |
none |
none |
14 Jun |
none |
none |
none |
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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
|
Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Clouded Yellow
1545
(Colias croceus) |
 |
none |
none |
1 Aug |
|
none |
none |
1 Aug |
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Brimstone
1546
(Gonepteryx rhamni)
|
 |
11 Mar |
14 Apr |
15 Mar |
7 Apr |
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
|
First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
|
Last 08
|
Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Large White
1549
(Pieris brassicae) |
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2 Mar |
25 Apr |
17 Apr |
8 Apr |
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 |
10 Apr |
not noted |
20 Sep |
9 Sep |
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Green-veined White
1551
(Pieris napi)
|
|
16 Apr |
7 May |
5 Apr |
10 Apr |
not noted |
14 Aug |
9 Sep |
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Orange-tip
1553
(Anthocharis cardamines)
|
|
5 Mar |
11 Apr |
7 Apr |
10 Apr |
1 May |
13 May |
11 May |
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Family Lycaenidae >> Theclina
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First 07
|
First 08
|
First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
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Last 08
|
Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Purple Hairstreak
1557
(Neozephyrus quercus)
|
|
24 Aug |
none |
none |
|
24 Aug |
none |
none |
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Family Lycaenidae >> Lycaeninae
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First 07
|
First 08
|
First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
|
Last 08
|
Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Small Copper
1561
(Lycaena phlaeas)
|
|
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
|
First 08
|
First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
|
Last 08
|
Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Common Blue
1574
(Polyommatus icarus)
|
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not noted |
18 May |
29 May |
17 Jun |
28 Aug |
22 Aug |
9 Sep |
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Holly Blue
1580
(Celastrina argiolus)
|
|
4 Mar |
3 Apr |
12 Apr |
10 Apr |
6 Oct |
7 Sep |
12 Oct |
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Family Nymphalidae >> Nymphalinae
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First 07
|
First 08
|
First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
|
Last 08
|
Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Red Admiral
1590
(Vanessa atalanta) |
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3 Feb |
12 Feb |
12 May |
9 Apr |
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 |
8 Apr |
27 Aug |
27 Sep |
5 Oct |
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Peacock
1597
(Inachis io) |
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14 Feb |
10 Feb |
16 Mar |
7 Apr |
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 |
28 Mar |
18 Oct |
21 Oct |
10 Oct |
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Family Nymphalidae >> Argynninae
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First 07
|
First 08
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First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
|
Last 08
|
Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
1600
(Boloria selene)
|
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24 Apr |
26 Apr |
11 May |
1 May |
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 |
19 Jun |
not noted |
22 Sep |
11 Sep |
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Family Satyridae >> Satyrinae
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First 07
|
First 08
|
First 09 |
First 10 |
Last 07
|
Last 08
|
Last 09 |
Last 10 |
Speckled Wood
1614
(Pararge aegeria)
|
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12 Apr |
27 Mar |
19 Apr |
28 Apr |
23 Nov |
11 Oct |
10 Oct |
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Wall Brown
1615
(Lasiommata megera) |
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none |
21 Aug |
none |
|
none |
21 Aug |
none |
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Marbled White
1620
(Melanargia galathea) |
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none |
none |
20 Jun |
30 Jun |
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 |
17 Jun |
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 |
24 Jun |
not noted |
20 Jul |
12 Jul |
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