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Kent Butterflies Butterflies in Kingston, Kent |
Last updated 20th September 2010
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Species |
Seen |
2009 |
Days |
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Peacock (Inachis io) |
1 March |
15 March |
-15 |
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Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) |
15 March |
15 March |
0 |
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Comma (Polygonia c-album) |
17 March |
15 March |
+2 |
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Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) |
22 April |
4 April |
+18 |
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urtica) |
22 April |
25 April |
-3 |
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Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) |
25 April |
13 April |
+12 |
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Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) |
27 April |
12 April |
+15 |
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) |
6 May |
30 May |
-24 |
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Small White (Pieris rapae) |
22 May |
17 May |
+5 |
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Green-veined White (Pieris napi) |
1 June |
23 May |
+8 |
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Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) |
27 June |
12 June |
+15 |
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Large Skipper (Ochlodes venata) |
2 July |
18 June |
+14 |
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Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) |
3 July |
11 Jun |
+22 |
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Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) |
3 July |
25 June |
+8 |
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Large White (Pieris brassicae) |
3 July |
5 July |
-2 |
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Gatekeeper (Pyronia thithonus) |
11 July |
5 July |
+6 |
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Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui) |
19 September |
17 May |
+125 |
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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) |
Note 4 |
24 May |
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Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) |
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5 July |
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White Admiral (Lodoga camilla) |
20 July (note 1) |
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Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) |
5 September (note 2) |
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Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) |
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none seen |
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Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) |
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none seen |
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Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) |
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none seen |
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Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera) |
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none seen |
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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.
3. I have seen Painted lady butterflies before in September but never seen one for the first time so late as this.
4. I saw several Common Blue butterflies but none actually in Kingston
The above represents the list of all butterfly species I have previously seen in Kingston