BUTTERFLY LIFE LIST

	Species	Scientific Name	Date	Location
1	Large Blue	Phengaris arion	21 June 2025	Daneway Banks-Gloucestershire
2	Heath Fritillary	Melitaea athalia	7 June 2025	Hockley Woods-Essex
3	Black Hairstreak	Satyrium pruni	7 June 2025	Glapthorn Cow Pastures-Northamptonshire
4	Swallowtail	Papilio machaon	19 May 2025	Strumpshaw Fen-Norfolk
5	Duke of Burgundy	Hamearis lucina	10 May 2025	Gait Barrows-Carnforth-Lancs
6	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	Boloria euphrosyne	3 May 2025	Eyarth Rocks-Ruthin-North Wales
7	Grizzled Skipper	Pyrgus malvae	24 Apr 2025	Harbury Spoilbank Nature Reserve- Warwickshire
8	Dingy Skipper	Erynnis tages	24 Apr 2025	Harbury Spoilbank Nature Reserve- Warwickshire
9	Large Tortoiseshell	Nymphalis polychloros	9 Mar 2025	Birchett Wood-Orlestone-Kent
10	Adonis Blue	Polyommatus bellargus	25 Aug 2024	Aston Rowant-Oxfordshire
11	Silver-spotted Skipper	Hesperia comma	25 Aug 2024	Aston Rowant-Oxfordshire
12	Scotch Argus	Erebia aethiops	17 Aug 2024	Smardale, Cumbria
13	Queen of Spain Fritillary	Issoria lathonia	15 Aug 2024	Maltsham Wilds-Suffolk
14	Wood White	Leptidea sinapis	10 Aug 2024	Grafton Wood, Worcestershire
15	Brown Hairstreak	Thecla betulae	10 Aug 2024	Grafton Wood, Worcestershire
16	Wall	Lasiommata megera	3 Aug 2024	Lulworth-Dorset
17	Lulworth Skipper	Thymelicus acteon	3 Aug 2024	Lulworth-Dorset
18	Brown Argus	Aricia agestis	2 Aug 2024	Devils Dyke-Cambridgeshire
19	High Brown Fritillary	Fabriciana adippe	28 Jul 2024	Farrer's Allotment-Cumbria
20	Grayling	Hipparchia semele	28 Jul 2024	Arnside Knott-Cumbria
21	Chalk Hill Blue	Polyommatus coridon	28 Jul 2024	Chalkhill Blue-Warham Camp-Norfolk
22	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	26 Jul 2024	River Dee-Saltney Ferry-Chester
23	White Admiral	Limenitis camilla	14 Jul 2024	Fermyn Woods-Northamptonshire
24	Silver-washed Fritillary	Argynnis paphia	14 Jul 2024	Fermyn Woods-Northamptonshire
25	Purple Emperor	Apatura iris	14 Jul 2024	Fermyn Woods-Northamptonshire
26	Marbled White	Melanargia galathea	14 Jul 2024	Weldon Woodland Park-Northamptonshire
27	Mountain Ringlet	Erebia epiphron	8 Jul 2024	Ben Lawes-Perthshire
28	White-letter Hairstreak	Satyrium w-album	7 Jul 2024	Leftwich-Northwich
29	Purple Hairstreak	Favonius quercus	7 Jul 2024	Saxons Lane, Park-Greenbank-Northwich
30	Green-veined White	Pieris napi	30 Jun 2024	Carraig Gheal-Argyll and Bute
31	Marsh Fritillary	Euphydryas aurinia	27 Jun 2024	Appin-Argyll and Bute
32	Chequered Skipper	Carterocephalus palaemon	27 Jun 2024	Glasdrum Wood Nature Reserve- Argyll and Bute
33	Northern Brown Argus	Aricia artaxerxes	22 Jun 2024	Arnside Knott-Cumbria
34	Large Skipper	Ochlodes sylvanus	22 Jun 2024	Arnside Knott-Cumbria
35	Large Heath	Coenonympha tullia	16 Jun 2024	Carraig Gheal-Argyll and Bute
36	Small Heath	Coenonympha pamphilus	16 Jun 2024	Carraig Gheal-Argyll and Bute
37	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	Boloria selene	24 Jun 2022	Arnside Knott-Cumbria
38	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	6 Oct 2021	Sumburgh hotel garden-Shetland
39	Small Tortoiseshell	Aglais urticae	10 Sep 2019	Leasowe-Wirral
40	Holly Blue	Celastrina argiolus	10 Sep 2019	Leasowe-Wirral
41	Green Hairstreak	Callophrys rubi	26 May 2017	Danebower Quarry-Cheshire
42	Speckled Wood	Pararge aegeria	17 Apr 2017	Rivacre Valley-Ellesmere Port-Cheshire
43	Peacock	Aglais io	17 Apr 2017	Rivacre Valley-Ellesmere Port-Cheshire
44	Comma	Polygonia c-album	15 Apr 2017	Rivacre Valley-Ellesmere Port-Cheshire
45	Orange-tip	Anthocharis cardamines	15 Apr 2017	Rivacre Valley-Ellesmere Port-Cheshire
46	Brimstone	Gonepteryx rhamni	15 Apr 2017	Rivacre Valley-Ellesmere Port-Cheshire
47	Small Copper	Lycaena phlaeas	28 Sep 2016	St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly-Cornwall
48	Clouded Yellow	Colias croceus	28 Sep 2016	St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly-Cornwall
49	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	15 Sep 2016	Rivacre Valley-Ellesmere Port-Cheshire
50	Gatekeeper	Pyronia tithonus	21 Aug 2016	New Ferry Park-Wirral
51	Small Skipper	Thymelicus sylvestris	21 Aug 2016	New Ferry Park-Wirral
52	Ringlet	Aphantopus hyperantus	27 June 2016	Prees Heath Common-Shropshire
53	Large White	Pieris brassicae	18 June 2016	Ellesmere Port-Cheshire
54	Dark Green Fritillary	Speyeria aglaja	16 June 2016	Eyarth Rocks-Denbighshire
55	Silver-studded Blue	Plebejus argus	16 June 2016	Prees Heath Common-Shropshire
56	Small Blue	Cupido minimus	12 June 2016	Prees Heath Common-Shropshire
57	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui	11 June 2016	South Stacks-Anglesey
58	Meadow Brown	Maniola jurtina	10 June 2016	Rhosneigr-Anglesey
59	Small White	Pieris rapae	10 June 2016	Plas Newydd-Anglesey
60	Common Blue	Polyommatus icarus	10 June 2016	Plas Newydd-Anglesey

Large Blue-Daneway Banks-Gloucestershire-21st June 2025-Read more>

Heath Fritillary-Hockley Woods-Essex-7th June 2025-Read more>

Black Hairstreak-Glapthorn Cow Pastures-Northamptonshire-7th June 2025-Read more>

Swallowtail-Strumpshaw Fen-Norfolk-24th May 2025-Read more>

Duke of Burgundy-Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve-Lancashire-10th May 2025-Read more>

Pearl-bordered Fritillary- Eyarth Rocks-North Wales-3rd May 2025-Read more>

Large Tortoisehell-Birchett Wood-Orlestone-Kent-9th March 2025-Read more>

Silver-Spotted Skipper-Aston Rowant-Oxfordshire-25th August 2024-Read more>

Adonis Blue-Aston Rowant-Oxfordshire-25th August 2024-Read more>

Scotch Argus-Smardale-Cumbria-17th August 2024-Read more>

Queen of Spain fritillary-Maltsham Wilds-Suffolk-15th August 2024-Read more>

Wood White-Grafton Wood-Worcestershire-10th August 2024-Read more>

 Brown Hairstreak-Grafton Woods-Worcestershire-10th August 2024-Read more>

Lulworth Skipper-Lulworth-Dorset-3rd August 2024-Read more>

Brown Argus-Devils Dyke-Cambridgeshire-22nd Aug 2024

High Brown Fritillary-Farrer's Allotment-Cumbria-28th July 2024-Read more>

Essex Skipper-River Dee-Saltney Ferry-Chester-26th July 2024-Read More>

Chalkhill Blue-Warham Camp-Norfolk-28th July 2024-Read more>

Purple Emperor-Fermyn Woods-Northamptonshire-14th July 2024-Read more>

Silver-washed Fritillary-Fermyn Woods-Northamptonshire-14th July 2024

White Admiral-Fermyn Woods-Northamptonshire-14th July 2024

Marbled White-Weldon Woodland Park-Northamptonshire-14th July 2024

Mountain Ringlet-Ben Lawes-Perthshire-8th June 2024-Read more>

Chequered Skipper-Glasdrum Wood Nature Reserve-Argyll and Bute-27th Jun 2024-Read more>

Marsh Fritillary-Appin-Argyll and Bute-27th June 2024-Read more>

Northern Brown Argus-Arnside Knott-Cumbria-22nd Jun 2024-Read more>

Monarch-Sumburgh Hotel garden-Shetland-6th Oct 2021