The data shown in the table below is based on verified observations of butterflies in 2023 submitted via this website.
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Please note: Online data collection via this website began in January 2021.
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Name | Genus | Species | First | First Record by | Last/latest | Last Record by | # Days |
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Southern Festoon | Zerynthia | polyxena | 12/03/2023 | Jane Barry | 06/06/2023 | Phil macmurdie | 86 days |
Scarce Swallowtail | Iphiclides | podalirius | 27/02/2023 | Rob Kesseler | 07/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 100 days |
Southern Swallowtail | Papilio | alexanor | 25/04/2023 | Maggie Malcolm | 06/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 42 days |
Swallowtail | Papilio | machaon | 15/02/2023 | Jane Barry | 07/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 112 days |
Mallow Skipper | Carcharodus | alceae | 01/03/2023 | Jane Barry | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 99 days |
Hungarian Skipper | Spialia | orbifer | 26/04/2023 | Jane Barry | 05/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 40 days |
Sage Skipper | Muschampia | proto | - | - | 0 days | ||
Oriental Marbled Skipper | Muschampia | orientalis | 30/03/2023 | Dan Danahar | 06/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 68 days |
Grizzled Skipper | Pyrgus | malvae | 27/04/2023 | Brian Heasman | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 42 days |
Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper | Pyrgus | armoricanus | 06/05/2023 | Jane Barry | 08/05/2023 | David Shearan | 2 days |
Pygmy Skipper | Gegenes | pumilio | - | - | 0 days | ||
Mediterranean Skipper | Gegenes | nostrodamus | 13/05/2023 | Steve Mathers | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 26 days |
Lulworth Skipper | Thymelicus | acteon | 05/05/2023 | Jane Barry | 03/06/2023 | Giannis Gasteratos | 29 days |
Small Skipper | Thymelicus | sylvestris | 05/05/2023 | Judith Barnard | 05/06/2023 | David Storm | 31 days |
Large Skipper | Ochlodes | sylvanus | 04/05/2023 | )(JulieAnne | 07/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 34 days |
Wood White | Leptidea | sinapis | 27/02/2023 | Jane Barry | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 101 days |
Brimstone | Gonepteryx | rhamni | 31/03/2023 | Dan Danahar | 15/05/2023 | David Shearan | 45 days |
Powdered Brimstone | Gonepteryx | farinosa | 07/05/2023 | Gianna Avdela | 07/05/2023 | Gianna Avdela | 0 days |
Cleopatra | Gonepteryx | cleopatra | 01/01/2023 | Jane Barry | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 158 days |
Clouded Yellow | Colias | croceus | 01/01/2023 | Jane Barry | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 158 days |
Orange-tip | Anthocharis | cardamines | 20/03/2023 | Jane Barry | 06/06/2023 | Phil macmurdie | 78 days |
Eastern Orange Tip | Anthocharis | damone | 10/04/2023 | Phil macmurdie | 27/05/2023 | Jane Barry | 47 days |
Eastern Dappled White | Euchloe | ausonia | 17/02/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 05/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 108 days |
Black-veined white | Aporia | crataegi | - | - | 0 days | ||
Eastern Bath White | Pontia | edusa | 16/02/2023 | Jane Barry | 05/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 109 days |
Large White | Pieris | brassicae | 03/01/2023 | Katerina Kyriaki | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 156 days |
Krueper's Small White | Pieris | krueperi | - | - | 0 days | ||
Small White | Pieris | rapae | 02/01/2023 | Jane Barry | 07/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 156 days |
Southern Small White | Pieris | mannii | 07/05/2023 | Gillian Elsom | 12/05/2023 | David Shearan | 5 days |
Green-veined White | Pieris | napi | 09/03/2023 | Jane Barry | 12/05/2023 | Dan Danahar | 64 days |
Small Copper | Lycaena | phlaeas | 06/01/2023 | Jane Barry | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 153 days |
Grecian Copper | Lycaena | ottomana | 19/03/2023 | Ida Dickson | 05/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 78 days |
Purple Hairstreak | Favonius | quercus | - | - | 0 days | ||
Green Hairstreak | Callophrys | rubi | 19/03/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 06/06/2023 | Phil macmurdie | 79 days |
White-letter Hairstreak | Satyrium | w-album | 15/05/2023 | Jane Barry | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 24 days |
Sloe Hairstreak | Satyrium | acaciae | - | - | 0 days | ||
Ilex Hairstreak | Satyrium | ilicis | 04/06/2023 | Giannis Gasteratos | 07/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 3 days |
Little Tiger Blue | Tarucus | balkanicus | - | - | 0 days | ||
Geranium Bronze | Cacyreus | marshalli | 13/01/2023 | Konstantinos Zagkas | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 146 days |
Long-tailed Blue | Lampides | boeticus | 04/01/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 155 days |
Holly Blue | Celastrina | argiolus | 27/02/2023 | Rob Kesseler | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 101 days |
Green underside Blue | Glaucopsyche | alexis | 30/03/2023 | Dan Danahar | 22/05/2023 | Jane Barry | 53 days |
Eastern Baton Blue | Pseudophilotes | vicrama | 05/05/2023 | Jane Barry | 06/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 32 days |
Lang's short-tailed Blue | Leptotes | pirithous | 04/01/2023 | Marina | 06/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 153 days |
Small Blue | Cupido | minimus | 07/05/2023 | Dan Danahar | 05/06/2023 | David Storm | 29 days |
Mazarine Blue | Cyaniris | semiargus | 13/05/2023 | David Shearan | 25/05/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 12 days |
Brown Argus | Aricia | agestis | 22/03/2023 | Jane Barry | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 78 days |
Common Blue | Polyommatus | icarus | 22/03/2023 | Jane Barry | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 78 days |
Southern White Admiral | Limenitis | reducta | 25/04/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 05/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 41 days |
Queen of Spain Fritillary | Issoria | lathonia | - | - | 0 days | ||
Cardinal | Argynnis | pandora | - | - | 0 days | ||
Silver-washed Fritillary | Argynnis | paphia | 23/05/2023 | Jane Barry | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 16 days |
Painted Lady | Vanessa | cardui | 01/01/2023 | Jane Barry | 06/06/2023 | Phil macmurdie | 156 days |
Red Admiral | Vanessa | atalanta | 01/01/2023 | Jane Barry | 07/06/2023 | Konstantinos Zagkas | 157 days |
Peacock | Aglais | io | 16/02/2023 | Ida Dickson | 05/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 109 days |
Small Tortoiseshell | Aglais | urticae | - | - | 0 days | ||
Southern Comma | Polygonia | egea | 20/02/2023 | Jane Barry | 05/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 105 days |
Comma | Polygonia | c-album | 23/04/2023 | Konstantinos Zagkas | 01/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 39 days |
Large Tortoiseshell | Nymphalis | polychloros | 04/01/2023 | Giannis Gasteratos | 06/06/2023 | Phil macmurdie | 153 days |
Camberwell Beauty | Nymphalis | antiopa | 12/03/2023 | Jane Barry | 01/04/2023 | Dan Danahar | 20 days |
Spotted Fritillary | Melitaea | didyma | 06/05/2023 | Judith Barnard | 07/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 32 days |
Glanville Fritillary | Melitaea | cinxia | 19/04/2023 | Jane Barry | 07/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 49 days |
Nettle-tree Butterfly | Libythea | celtis | 17/02/2023 | Jane Barry | 06/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 109 days |
Plain Tiger | Danaus | chrysippus | - | - | 0 days | ||
Two-tailed Pasha | Charaxes | jasius | 27/05/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 04/06/2023 | Giannis Gasteratos | 8 days |
Large Wall Brown | Lasiommata | maera | 30/03/2023 | Dan Danahar | 06/06/2023 | Phil macmurdie | 68 days |
Wall Brown | Lasiommata | megera | 04/01/2023 | Jane Barry | 07/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 154 days |
Speckled Wood | Pararge | aegeria | 05/01/2023 | Marina | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 154 days |
Lattice Brown | Kirinia | roxelana | 27/05/2023 | Konstantinos Zagkas | 07/06/2023 | Anne Sordinas | 11 days |
Small Heath | Coenonympha | pamphilus | 31/03/2023 | Dan Danahar | 31/05/2023 | Jane Barry | 61 days |
Balkan Marbled White | Melanargia | larissa | 15/05/2023 | David Shearan | 07/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 23 days |
Tree Grayling | Hipparchia | statilinus | - | - | 0 days | ||
Eastern Rock Grayling | Hipparchia | syriaca | 05/06/2023 | David Storm | 05/06/2023 | David Storm | 0 days |
Delattin's Grayling | Hipparchia | volgensis | 04/05/2023 | David Shearan | 05/06/2023 | David Storm | 32 days |
Great Banded Grayling | Brintesia | circe | 07/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 08/06/2023 | Jane Barry | 1 days |
Meadow Brown | Maniola | jurtina | 17/04/2023 | Chris Little | 08/06/2023 | Konstantinos Zagkas | 52 days |