Kent Butterflies

Butterfly First Sightings in Kingston 2005

Last updated 7 September 2005

Species

Seen

2004

Days
Earlier (-) or Later (+) than 2004

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 White (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