Kent Butterflies Butterfly First Sightings in Kingston 2005 |
Last updated 7 September 2005
Species |
Seen |
2004 |
Days |
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) |
18 March |
16 April |
-29 |
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urtica) |
20 March |
26 March |
-6 |
Peacock (Inachis io) |
22 March |
28 March |
-6 |
Comma (Polygonia c-album) |
25 March |
12 April |
-18 |
Green-veined Whit e (Pieris napi) |
2 April |
17 May |
-45 |
Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) |
17 April |
24 April |
-7 |
Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) |
21 April |
25 April |
-3 |
Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) |
27 April |
16 April |
+11 |
Small White (Pieris rapae) |
1 June |
22 April |
+ 39 |
Large White (Pieris brassicae) |
2 June |
29 June |
-27 |
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) |
4 June |
3 January |
+152 |
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) |
23 June |
16 June |
+7 |
Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) |
24 June |
13 June |
+11 |
Large Skipper (Ochlodes venata) |
24 June |
16 June |
+8 |
Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) |
10 July |
27 June |
+14 |
Gatekeeper (Pyronia thithonus) |
10 July |
5 July |
+5 |
Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) |
18 July |
14 July |
+4 |
Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui) |
22 July |
9 June |
+43 |
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) |
10 August |
12 June |
+59 |
Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) |
30 August |
None seen |
- |
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) |
|
15 May |
|
Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) |
|
30 June |
|
Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera) |
|
None seen |
|
Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) |
|
None seen |
|
The above represents the list of all butterfly species previously seen in Kingston