Kent Butterflies

Butterflies in Kingston, Kent
First Sightings 2010

Last updated 3rd July 2010

Species

Seen

2009

Days
Earlier (-) or Later (+) than 2009

Peacock (Inachis io)

1 March

15 March

-15

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

15 March

15 March

0

Comma (Polygonia c-album)

17 March

15 March

+2

Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)

22 April

4 April

+18

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urtica)

22 April

25 April

-3

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)

25 April

13 April

+12

Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)

27 April

12 April

+15

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

6 May

30 May

-24

Small White (Pieris rapae)

22 May

17 May

+5

Green-veined White(Pieris napi)

1 June

23 May

+8

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)

27 June

12 June

+15

Large Skipper (Ochlodes venata)

2 July

18 June

+14

Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)

3 July

11 Jun

+22

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)

3 July

25 June

+8

Large White (Pieris brassicae)

3 July

5 July

-2

Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui)

 

17 May

 

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

 

24 May

 

Gatekeeper (Pyronia thithonus)

 

5 July

 

Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)

 

5 July

 

White Admiral (Lodoga camilla)

 

20 July
(note 1)

 

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

 

5 September
(note 2)

 

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)

 

none seen

 

Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)

 

none seen

 

Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)

 

none seen

 

Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera)

 

none seen

 

Notes:
1.Seen by a near-neighbour, Margaret Smith. Previously I had seen a White Admiral on 7th July 2007, the first ever sighting by me in Kingston, though there is a possibility of another some years previously. The latest sighting suggests that there might be a small colony in the vicinity.
2. Previous to this, the last one seen in Kingston by me was in 2004, though one has been reported since.

 

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