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Butterflies

My butterfly page has now been refreshed. I have now seen 63 species of butterfly in the UK after finally seeing Mountain Ringlet. A long-overdue tick due to the restrictions of the pandemic! Now I shall be reliant on vagrants to add to my list, like the Camberwell Beauty that I saw at Burnham Overy Dunes on 8th Sept 2021 and Queen of Spain Fitillary that I saw in Walmer Kent on 21st Sept 2022

Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio machaon


Rushill Scrape 13 May 2018

Large White Butterfly Pieris brassicae

Narborough Railway Line 18th July 2006




























                


                           Small White Butterfly Summer Leys NR 25th March 2022




























Small White Butterfly Summer Leys NR 25th March 2022

























Green-veined White Butterfly Artogeia napi Narborough Railwayline July 23rd
              Green-veined White ButterflyArtogeia napi   Friary Hills 17th April 2009






























               Orange Tip  Anthocharis cardamines West Bilney 26th May 2020

        Orange Tip  Anthocharis cardamines West Bilney 26th May 2020
Clouded Yellow Butterfly Colias crocea

Choseley 20th August 2013
Brimstone Butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni

Narborough Railway Line 230706
Wood White Butterfly Leptidea sinapis

Bucknell Wood Northants 6th August 2017
Brown Hairstreak Butterfly Thecla betulae

Alners Gorse Dorset 080815


























 Purple Hairstreak Butterfly Quercusia quercus  Fermyn Woods Northamptonshire 20 July 2013



   Purple Hairstreak Quercusia quercusButterfly Fermyn Wood 20th July 2013
White-letter Hairstreak Butterfly Strymonidia w-album

Narborough Railway Line 23rd July 2006






























              Black Hairstreak Satyrium pruni Glapthorn Cow Pastures 30th May 2020

Black Hairstreak  Satyrium pruni Glapthorn Cow Pastures 30th May 2020

Green Hairstreak Butterfly Callophrys rubi

Totternhoe Bedfordshire 12th May 2015

Small Copper Butterfly Lycaena phlaeas

Maids Hill Cross Lakenheath Suffolk 12th May 2019
























Long-tailed Blue Butterfly, Whitehawk Hill, Brighton 8th September 2020

























Long-tailed Blue Butterfly, Whitehawk Hill, Brighton 8th September 2020

Small Blue Butterfly Cupido minimus

Yoesden Bank Bucks 11th August 2015

Holly Blue Butterfly Celastrina argiolus

Narborough Railway Line 27th July 2006


Large Blue  Maculinea arion

Collard Hill Polden Hills Somerset 24th June 2009



























Silver-studded Blue Butterfly (m) Plebejus argus Holt Lowes 5th July 2006



























              Silver-studded Blue Butterfly (f) Plebejus argus Holt Lowes 5th July 2006
Silver-studded Blue Butterfly Plebejus argus Holt Lowes 5th July 2006
Brown Argus Butterfly Aricia agestis

Holme 18th April 2007


























Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes Bishop Middleham Quarry Co Durham 15th June 2019


























Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes Bishop Middleham Quarry Co Durham 15th June 2019

Chalkhill Blue Butterfly Lysandra coridonrham Warham Camp 20th August 2011





























Adonis Blue Butterfly (m) Lysandra bellargus The Hollies Streatley Berkshire 23rd May 2017
Adonis Blue Butterfly (f) Lysandra bellargus The Hollies Streatley Berkshire 23rd May 2017



























             Common Blue Butterfly (m) Polyommatus icarus Holme 24th June 2006
Common Blue Butterfly (f) Polyommatus icarus Holme 24th June 2006
Common Blue Butterfly Polyommatus icarus  Narborough 17th June 2006
Duke of Burgandy Fritillary Hamearis lucina Totternhoe Beds 12th May 2015



























                      Purple Emperor Apatura iris Fermyn Wood 20th July 2013




























             Purple Emperor Apatura Iris Lady Wood 2nd July 2022


































       White Admiral Butterfly Limenitis Camilla Roydon 24th July 2006

White Admiral variant  Limenitis Camilla obliterae Foxley Wood 12th July 2007






























Camberwell Beauty Nymphalisantiopa Burnham Overy Dunes 8th September 2021


Camberwell Beauty Nymphalisantiopa Burnham Overy Dunes 8th September 2021
























               
Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros Strumpshaw 150720









Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros   Strumpshaw 150720
Peacock Butterfly Inachis io Roydon 22nd July 2006
Red Admiral Butterfly Vanessa atalanta Roydon Common 7thJuly 2006
Painted Lady Butterfly Vanessa cardui Snettisham  Snettisham 28th July 2006
Small Tortoishell Aglais urticae Breydon Water 15th July 2006
Comma Butterfly Polygonia c-album Roydon16th July 2013

























Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia Bucknell Wood Northants 6th August 2017

































Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia Kenhill Woods 4th July 2014






























                   Dark Green Fritillary Arginnis aglaja Chiddingfold  14th June 2020

Dark Green Fritillary Arginnis aglaja      Horsey 22nd June 2020
































                High Brown Fritillary  Argynnis adippe Arnside Knott Cumbria 15th July 2018


































High Brown Fritillary  Argynnis adippe Arnside Knott Cumbria 15th July 2018



























           Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia Walmer Kent 21st September 2022
      Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia Walmer Kent 21st September 2022
Pearl Bordered Fritillary Clossiana euphrosyne New Forest 2nd June 2019




























Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene 2nd June 2017 Glasdrum Argyllshire




























Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Arnside Knott Cumbria 14th June 2019
Glanville Fritillary  Melitaea cinxia  1st June 2019 Afton Down Isle of Wight Hampshire


























Heath Fritillary   Mellicta athalia  19th June 2018 Hockley Woods Essex
Heath Fritillary   Mellicta athalia  19th June 2018 Hockley Woods Essex


























Marsh Fritillary (m) Eurodryas aurinia 21st May 2016 Chambers Wood Farm Lincs

Marsh Fritillary (m) Eurodryas aurinia 21st May 2016 Chambers Wood Farm Lincs

Marsh Fritillary  Eurodryas aurinia 21st May 2016 Chambers Wood Farm Lincs



































Sue with Marsh Fritillary Eurodryas aurinia 21st May 2016 Chambers Wood Farm Lincs
                        Chambers Wood Farm Lincs 21st May 2016























                              Marbled White Butterfly Portland 130720
    Marbled White  Butterfly Melanargia galathea Barnack Northants 1st July 2015
Grayling Butterfly Hipparchia semele Holt Lowes 5th July 2006



























                       Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron Irton Fell, Cumbria 18th June 2021

       Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron, mating pair, Irton Fell, Cumbia 18th June 2021

Scotch Argus  Erebia aethiops 15th July 2018 Arnside Knott Cumbria




























                    Meadow Brown Butterfly Maniola jurtina  Holme 24th June 2006


























Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Arnside Knott 15th July 2018



























Ringlet Butterfly Aphantopus hyperantus Roydon 24th July 2006
























Ringlet Butterfly Aphantopus hyperantus Castle Rising 25th June 2006
Gatekeeper Butterfly Pyronia tithonus Narborough Railway Line 8th July 2006
Large Heath Coenonympha tullia 14th June 2019 Foulshaw Moss Cumbria
Small Heath Butterfly Coenonympha pamphilus Holme 24th June 06



























               Speckled Wood  Pararge aegeria Fermyn Woods 010520

            Speckled Wood  Pararge aegeria Glapthorn Cow Pastures 300520
Wall Brown Butterfly Lasiommata megera Snettisham 28th July 2006
Grizzled Skipper Butterfly  Pyrgus malvae Foulden Common 14th May 2008
Dingy Skipper Butterfly Erynnis tages Chambers Wood Farm Lincs 21st May 2015
Chequered Skipper Butterfly Carterocephalus palaemon Sutherland Grove Scotland 02nd June 2017
Lulworth Skipper Butterfly Thymelicus action  Steeple Isle of Purbeck Dorset 3rd August 2008
Essex Skipper Butterfly Thymelicus lineolaMaids Hill Cross Lakenheath Suffolk 12th May 2019
Small Skipper Butterfly Thymelicus sylvestris Narborough Railway Line 8thJuly 2006




























Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly Hesperia comma Aston Rowant NNR Buckinghamshire 11th August 2015
Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly Hesperia comma Aston Rowant NNR Buckinghamshire 11th August 2015
Large Skipper Butterfly Ochlodes venatus Roydon Common 7th July 2006
U.K. Butterfly List

  1. Swallowtail  Papilio machaon    22/05/2017         Hickling
  2. Large White       Pieris brassicae 14/05/2000        Holme next the Sea Norfolk
  3. Small White       Artogeia rapae  14/05/2000        Holme next the Sea Norfolk
  4. Green-veined White      Artogeia napi     17/04/2009 Friary Hills Blakeney Norfolk
  5. Orange Tip         Anthocharis cardamines 16/05/2000        Ranworth Norfolk
  6. Clouded Yellow Colias crocea     13/10/2001        Aylesbere Devon
  7. Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni   17/06/2006        Narborough Railway Line Norfolk
  8. Wood White Leptidea sinapis     06/08/2017        Bucknell Wood Nothamptonshire
  9. Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae 08/08/2015     Alners Gorse Dorset
  10. Purple Hairstreak Quercusia quercus 18/07/2006 Narborough Railway Line Norfolk
  11. White-letter Hairstreak Strymonidia w-album 23/07/2006 Narborough Railway Line Norfolk
  12. Black Hairstreak              Strymonidia pruni 01/07/2015 Glapthorn Cow Pastures Northants
  13. Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi 14/05/2000 Holme next the Sea Norfolk
  14. Small Copper     Lycaena phlaeas 14/05/2000      Holme next the Sea Norfolk
  15. Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus 08/09/2020 Whitehawk Hill, Brighton
  16. Small Blue  Cupido minimus 11/08/2015 Yoesden Bank Radnage Bucks
  17. Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus     06/08/2009 Pott Row Norfolk
  18. Large Blue          Maculinea arion 24/06/2009 Collard Hill Polden Hills Somerset
  19. Silver-studded Blue  Plebejus argus 05/07/2006 Kelling Heath Norfolk
  20. Brown Argus     Aricia agestis     11/08/2009 Holme next the Sea Norfolk
  21. Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes 14/06/19 Myer’s Allotments Cumbria
  22. Chalk-hill Blue   Lysandra coridon 11/08/2015 Aston Rowant NNR Bucks
  23. Adonis Blue Lysandra bellargus 23/05/2017 The Hollies Streatley Berkshire
  24. Common Blue   Polyommatus icarus 18/06/2000 Holme next the Sea Norfolk
  25. Duke Of Burgandy Fritillary Hamearis lucina 12/05/2015              Totternhoe Beds
  26. Purple Emperor  Apatura iris   20/07/2013 Fermyn Wood
  27. White Admiral  Limenitis Camilla 03/08/2014     Holt CP Norfolk
  28. Camberwell Beauty Nymphalis antiopa   08/09/2021 Burnham Overy Dunes
  29. Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros 15/07/2020 Strumpshaw Fen  RSPB                   
  30. Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas)    19/07/2014 Titchwell Norfolk
  31. Peacock Butterfly Inachis io 14/05/2000 Holme next the Sea Norfolk
  32. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 18/06/2000 Holme next the Sea Norfolk
  33. Painted Lady      Vanessa cardui  18/06/2008 Holkham Norfolk
  34. Small Tortoiseshell  Aglais urticae 30/06/2001 Penbryn Wales
  35. Comma Butterfly Polygonia c-album 03/08/2014 Holt CP Norfolk
  36. Silver-washed Fritillary  Argynnis paphia 13/07/2013 Holt CP Norfolk
  37. Dark Green Fritillary       Argynnis aglaja 16/07/2006 Horsey Norfolk
  38. High Brown Fritillary  Argynnis adippe 15/07/2018 Arnside Knott Cumbria
  39. Queen Of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia) 21/09/2021 Walmer Kent
  40. Pearl-bordered Fritillary              Clossiana euphrosyne     30/06/2001 Penbryn Wales
  41. Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene 02/06/17 Glasdrum Argyllshire
  42. Glanville Fritillary  Melitaea cinxia  01/06/19 Afton Down Isle of Wight Hampshire
  43. Heath Fritillary   Mellicta athalia  19/06/18 Hockley Woods Essex
  44. Marsh Fritillary                Eurodryas aurinia 21/06/2016 Chambers Wood Farm Lincs
  45. Marbled White                Melanargia galathea 16/06/2007 Cheltenham Gloucestershire
  46. Grayling  Hipparchia semele 16/07/2006 Horsey Norfolk
  47. Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron 18/06/2021 Irton Fell
  48. Scotch Argus  Erebia aethiops     15/07/2018 Arnside Knott Cumbria
  49. Meadow Brown              Maniola jurtina  18/06/2000 Holme next the Sea Norfolk
  50. Ringlet  Aphantopus hyperantus 16/07/2006 Horsey Norfolk
  51. Gatekeeper        Pyronia tithonus 28/07/2006 Snettisham Norfolk
  52. Large Heath Coenonympha tullia 14/06/2019 Foulshaw Moss Cumbria
  53. Small Heath       Coenonympha pamphilus 14/05/2000     Holme next the Sea
  54. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria              18/06/2008 Holkham Norfolk
  55. Wall Brown        Lasiommata megera       14/05/2000 Holme next the Sea Norfolk 
  56. Grizzled Skipper  Pyrgus malvae 14/05/2008        Foulden Common Norfolk
  57. Dingy Skipper    Erynnis tages     14/05/2008 Foulden Common Norfolk
  58. Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon 02/06/2017 Glen Creran Argyllshire Scotland
  59. Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus action 03/0818 Steeple Isle of Purbeck Dorset
  60. Essex Skipper    Thymelicus lineola 15/07/2006   Breydon Water Norfolk
  61. Small Skipper    Thymelicus sylvestris 08/07/2006            Narborough Railway Line
  62. Silver-spotted Skipper   Hesperia comma 11/08/2015 Aston Rowant NNR Buckinghamshire
  63. Large Skipper    Ochlodes venatus 25/06/2000    Holme next the Sea Norfolk