Butterfly List 2014
Here’s my list of butterflies seen so far this year.
- Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Hungerford, Berkshire 11 January
- Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Pewsey, Wiltshire 8 March
- Peacock Inachis io Pewsey, Wiltshire 15 March
- Small White Pieris rapae New Forest Wildlife Park, Hampshire 28 March
- Comma Polygonia c-album New Forest Wildlife Park, Hampshire 28 March
- Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines May’s Lane, Kintbury, Berkshire 13 April
- Green-veined White Pieris napi 9 Mile River, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire 19 April
- Speckled Wood Parage aegeria 9 Mile River, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire 19 April
- Green Hairstreak Callophtys rubi 9 Mile River, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire 19 April
- Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 9 Mile River, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire 19 April
- Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Undisclosed location, Wiltshire 17 May
- Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages West Yatton Down, Wiltshire 18 May
- Brown Argus Aricia agestis West Yatton Down, Wiltshire 18 May
- Common Blue Polyommatus icarus West Yatton Down, Wiltshire 18 May
- Large White Pieris brassicae West Yatton Down, Wiltshire 18 May
- Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas West Yatton Down, Wiltshire 18 May
- Small Blue Cupido minimus West Yatton Down, Wiltshire 18 May
- Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina Undisclosed location, Wiltshire 18 May
- Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Martin Down, Hampshire 12 June
- Large Skipper Ochlodes venata Martin Down, Hampshire 12 June
- Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae Martin Down, Hampshire 12 June
- Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Martin Down, Hampshire 12 June
- Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja Martin Down, Hampshire 12 June
- Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne Bentley Wood, Wiltshire 12 June
- Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Bentley Wood, Wiltshire 12 June
- Clouded Yellow Colias crocus Collard Hill, Somerset 20 June
- Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Collard Hill, Somerset 20 June
- Marbled White Melanargia galathea Collard Hill, Somerset 20 June
- Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Kintbury, Berkshire 22 June
- Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Morgans Hill, Wiltshire 1 July
- Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola Morgans Hill, Wiltshire 1 July
- Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Conigre Mead Nature Reserve, Melksham, Wiltshire 20 July
- Chalkhill Blue Polyommatus coridon Martin Down, Hampshire 9 August
- Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus Martin Down, Hampshire 9 August
- Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia Bentley Wood, Wiltshire 9 August
No comments yet