Butterfly List 2017

Here’s my list of butterflies seen so far this year.

1. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Knowle, Wiltshire 2 March
2. Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Pewsey, Wiltshire 13 March
3. Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Pewsey, Wiltshire 6 April
4. Small White Pieris rapae Tilshead, Wiltshire 8 April
5. Peacock Inachis io Tilshead, Wiltshire 8 April
6. Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae Nine Mile River, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire 17 April
7. Green-veined White Pieris napi Everleigh, Wiltshire 19 April
8. Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Market Lavington, Wiltshire 23 April
9. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Market Lavington, Wiltshire 23 April
10. Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi Market Lavington, Wiltshire 23 April
11. Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages Everleigh, Wiltshire 7 May
12. Large White Erynnis tages Everleigh, Wiltshire 7 May
13. Small Blue Erynnis tages Tilshead, Wiltshire 13 May
14. Common Blue Erynnis tages Tilshead, Wiltshire 13 May
15. Small Heath Erynnis tages Tilshead, Wiltshire 13 May
16. Brown Argus Erynnis tages Tilshead, Wiltshire 13 May
17. Small Copper Erynnis tages Tilshead, Wiltshire 13 May
18. Duke of Burgundy
19. Wall Erynnis tages Tilshead, Wiltshire 14 May
20. Speckled Wood Erynnis tages Tilshead, Wiltshire 13 May
21. Marsh Fritillary Erynnis tages Tilshead, Wiltshire 13 May