Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera
Butterfly Record 2024 – from Gill Perkins
TOTAL LIST OF SPECIES Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Tortoisehell, Comma, Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Large White, Small White, Green Veined White, Orange Tip, Meadow Brown, Ringlet
BY MONTH
APRIL Comma, Peacock, Small Tortoisehell, Green Veined White, Orange Tip, Holly Blue
MAY Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Orange Tip, Green Veined White
JUNE Meadow Brown
JULY Peacock, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Large White, Gatekeeper, Green Veined White
AUG Small White
SEPT Large White, Small White, Comma, Speckled Wood
Earlier systematic list:
Whites & Yellows: Family Pieridae
22.4.2011 Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
30.8.2011 Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
20.9.2011 Small White (Pieris rapae)
28.3.2012 Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhammi)
26.7.2012 Large White (Pieris brassicae)
21.8.2013 Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
Hairstreaks, Coppers & Blues: Family Lycaenidae
20.9.2011 Brown Argus (Arica agestis)- photo above
20.9.2011 Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
2.5.2012 Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
30.5.2012 Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
30.8.2013 Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
22.7.2018 Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus) – The Folly
Vanessids & Fritillaries: Family Nymphalidae
8.6.2011 Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
30.8.2011 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
28.9.2011 Comma (Polygonia c-album)
28.3.2012 Peacock (Inachis io)
23.8.13 Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
7.8.15 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Browns: Family Satyridae
8.6.11 Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
30.4.2012 Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
26.7.2012 Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
13.7.2014 Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)- Folly
Skippers: Family Hesperiidae
30.6.2013 Large Skipper (Ochlodes venata)
23.8.2013 Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)