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Kent Butterflies Butterfly First Sightings in Kingston 2006 |
Last updated 14 July 2006
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Species |
Seen |
2005 |
Days |
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) |
18 January |
4 June |
-125 |
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Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) |
23 March |
18 March |
+5 |
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Peacock (Inachis io) |
26 March |
22 March |
+4 |
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Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) |
22 April |
27 April |
-5 |
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urtica) |
22 April |
20 March |
+33 |
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Comma (Polygonia c-album) |
22 April |
25 March |
+28 |
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Green-veined Whit e (Pieris napi) |
22 April |
2 April |
+20 |
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Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) |
3 May |
17 April |
+16 |
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Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) |
4 May |
21 April |
+13 |
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Small White (Pieris rapae) |
3 June |
1 June |
+2 |
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Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) |
13 June |
23 June |
-10 |
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Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui) |
17 June |
22 July |
-35 |
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Large Skipper (Ochlodes venata) |
30 June |
24 June |
+6 |
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Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) |
6 July |
24 June |
+12 |
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Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) |
6 July |
10 July |
-4 |
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Large White (Pieris brassicae) |
7 July |
2 June |
+35 |
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Gatekeeper (Pyronia thithonus) |
7 July |
10 July |
-3 |
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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) |
14 July |
10 August |
-26 |
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Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) |
21 July |
None seen |
- |
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Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) |
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18 July |
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Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) |
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30 August |
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Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) |
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None seen |
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Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) |
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None seen |
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Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera) |
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None seen |
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The above represents the list of all butterfly species I have previously seen in Kingston