Butterfly transect summary - 2024

Brimstone - 18/03/24 - 06/05/24
Brown Argus - Not seen in 2024 but seen most years
Brown Hairstreak - Not seen in 2024 but seen occasionally over the years
Clouded Yellow - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Comma - 18/03/24
Common Blue - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Dark Green Fritillary - Not seen in 2024 but seen most years
Dingy Skipper - Not seen in 2024 but seen most years
Gatekeeper - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Green Hairstreak - Normally seen in April/May most years
Green-veined White - 01/05/24 - 05/05/24
Holly Blue - 21/04/24
Large Skipper - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Large White - 01/05/24 - 05/05/24
Marbled White - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Meadow Brown - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Monarch - Rare migrant recorded once on 02/10/19
Orange-Tip - 05/04/24 - 06/05/24
Painted Lady - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Peacock - 26/02/24 - 24/03/24, 12/04/24 - 17/04/24
Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Normally seen in April/May most years
Purple Hairstreak - Not seen in 2024 but seen most years
Red Admiral - 12/04/24 - 24/04/24
Ringlet - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Silver-washed Fritillary - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Small Copper - Normally seen in April/May most years
Small Heath - New species first seen in 2023; not seen in 2024.
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Not seen in 2024 but seen most years
Small Skipper - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Small Tortoiseshell - Normally seen in April/May most years
Small White - 05/04/24 - 24/04/24
Speckled Wood - 01/04/24 - 04/05/24
Wall Brown - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year

Posted on January 3, 2024 05:51 PM by balders balders

Observations

Photos / Sounds

What

European Comma (Polygonia c-album)

Observer

balders

Date

March 18, 2024 01:03 PM GMT

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Observer

balders

Date

March 18, 2024 11:20 AM GMT

Photos / Sounds

What

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)

Observer

balders

Date

April 1, 2024 11:03 AM BST

Photos / Sounds

What

Orange-Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)

Observer

balders

Date

April 5, 2024 01:35 PM BST

Description

Male

Photos / Sounds

What

Cabbage Butterfly (Pieris rapae)

Observer

balders

Date

April 5, 2024 01:32 PM BST

Description

Small size and more horizontal black wing tip marking

Photos / Sounds

What

Green-veined White (Pieris napi)

Observer

balders

Date

May 1, 2024 11:15 AM BST

Photos / Sounds

What

Large White (Pieris brassicae)

Observer

balders

Date

May 1, 2024 10:52 AM BST

Description

ID'd on size and wing tip detail