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Kent Butterflies Butterfly First Sightings in Kingston 2007 |
Last updated 9 July 2007
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Species |
Seen |
2006 |
Days |
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) |
1 January |
18 January |
-18 |
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Peacock (Inachis io) |
10 March |
26 March |
-16 |
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Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) |
12 March |
23 March |
-11 |
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Comma (Polygonia c-album) |
14 March |
22 April |
-39 |
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urtica) |
27 March |
22 April |
-26 |
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Green-veined Whit e (Pieris napi) |
8 April |
22 April |
-14 |
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Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) |
15 April |
4 May |
-19 |
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Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) |
19 April |
3 May |
-14 |
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Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) |
19 April |
22 April |
-3 |
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Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui) |
5 June |
17 June |
-12 |
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Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) |
12 June |
13 June |
-1 |
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Small White (Pieris rapae) |
7 July |
3 June |
+34 |
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Large White (Pieris brassicae) |
5 July |
7 July |
-2 |
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White Admiral (Lodoga camilla) (note) |
7 July |
none |
- |
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Large Skipper (Ochlodes venata) |
7 July |
30 June |
+7 |
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Gatekeeper (Pyronia thithonus) |
7 July |
7 July |
0 |
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Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) |
8 July |
6 July |
+2 |
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Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) |
8 July |
6 July |
+2 |
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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) |
|
14 July |
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Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) |
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21 July |
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Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) |
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none seen |
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Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) |
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none seen |
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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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Note: The White Admiral seen on 7th July was the first ever sighting by me in Kingston.
The above represents the list of all butterfly species I have previously seen in Kingston