Kent Butterflies

Butterflies in Kingston, Kent
First Sightings 2013

Last updated - 20 August 2013

Species

Seen

2012

Days
Earlier (-) or Later (+) than 2012

Peacock (Inachis io)

14 March

2 April

-19

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

15 April

23 February

+52

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urtica)

21 April

15 March

+37

Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)

21 April

2 April

+19

Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)

26 April

22 May

-26

Comma (Polygonia c-album)

28 April

22 July

-85

Small White (Pieris rapae)

22 May

13 July

-52

Green-veined White(Pieris napi)

25 May

none seen

-

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

29 June

7 June

+22

Large Skipper (Ochlodes venata)

30 June

1 July

-1

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)

6 July

24 June

+12

Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)

8 July

24 July

-16

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)

10 July

13 July

-3

Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)

11 July

24 July

-13

Large White (Pieris brassicae)

28 July

13 July

+15

Gatekeeper (Pyronia thithonus)

28 July

23 July

+5

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

1 August

none seen

-

Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui)

4 August

26 June

+39

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)

9 August

28 July

+12

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)

20 August

none seen

Note 1

White Admiral (Lodoga camilla)

 

none seen

 

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

 

none seen

 

Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)

 

none seen

 

Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)

 

none seen

 

Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera)

 

none seen

 

Notes:  
1. Last seen here in July 2006.

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