Kent Butterflies

Butterflies in Kingston, Kent
First Sightings 2008

Last updated 26 July 2008

Species

Seen

2007

Days
Earlier (-) or Later (+) than 2007

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

10 February

12 March

-31

Peacock (Inachis io)

30 March

10 March

+20

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urtica)

4 April

27 March

+8

Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)

10 April

19 April

-9

Comma (Polygonia c-album)

23 April

14 March

+40

Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)

23 April

19 April

+4

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)

26 April

15 April

+11

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

3 June

1 January

+155

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)

22 June

12 June

+10

Large Skipper (Ochlodes venata)

29 June

7 July

-8

Green-veined White(Pieris napi)

8 July

8 April

+91

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)

8 July

8 July

0

Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)

11 July

8 July

+3

Small White (Pieris rapae)

13 July

7 July

+6

Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)

13 July

none seen

-

Gatekeeper (Pyronia thithonus)

20 July

7 July

+13

Large White (Pieris brassicae)

20 July

5 July

+15

Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui)

 

5 June

 

White Admiral (Lodoga camilla) (note)

 

7 July

 

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

 

none seen

 

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)

 

none seen

 

Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)

 

none seen

 

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

 

none seen

 

Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)

 

none seen

 

Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera)

 

none seen

 

Note: The White Admiral seen on 7th July 2007 was the first ever sighting by me in Kingston.

The above represents the list of all butterfly species I have previously seen in Kingston