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Kent Butterflies Butterflies in Kingston, Kent |
Last updated – 30 July 2018
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Species |
Seen |
2017 |
Days |
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Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) |
11 March |
20 February |
+ 19 |
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Comma (Polygonia c-album) |
16 April |
2 April |
+ 14 |
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urtica) |
17 April |
15 March |
+ 33 |
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Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) |
18 April |
3 April |
+ 15 |
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Green-veined White(Pieris napi) |
22 April |
8 April |
+ 14 |
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Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) |
23 April |
5 April |
+ 18 |
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Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) |
4 May |
23 April |
+ 11 |
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Large Skipper (Ochlodes venata) |
6 June |
12 June |
-
6 |
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Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) |
7 June |
12 June |
-
5 |
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) |
20 June |
19 February |
+ 121 |
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Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) |
20 June |
1 June |
+19 |
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Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) |
20 June |
15 June |
+ 5 |
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Small White (Pieris rapae) |
22 June |
1 June |
+ 21 |
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Gatekeeper (Pyronia thithonus) |
23 June |
4 July |
-11 |
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Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) |
23 June |
14 June |
+ 9 |
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Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) |
29 June |
16 June |
+13 |
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Peacock (Inachis io) |
13July |
10 March |
+125 |
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Large White (Pieris brassicae) |
14 July |
23 June |
+21 |
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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) |
26 July |
5 July |
+21 |
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Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui) |
26 May |
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Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) |
21 June |
(note 2) |
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Grayling (Hipparchia semele) |
none seen |
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Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera) |
none seen |
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Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) |
none seen |
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White Admiral (Lodoga camilla) |
none seen |
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Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) |
none seen |
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Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) |
none seen |
Notes:
The above represents the list of all butterfly species I have previously
seen in Kingston
Note 1: This is the first of this
species seen in Kingston by me since June 2004
Note 2: A first ever sighting of this
species in Kingston by me but it now appears possible that one was seen in
2016.