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Kent Butterflies Butterflies in Kingston, Kent |
Last updated - 22 October 2014
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Species |
Seen |
2013 |
Days |
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urtica) |
21 February |
21 April |
-59 |
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Comma (Polygonia c-album) |
4 March |
28 April |
-55 |
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Peacock (Inachis io) |
8 March |
14 March |
-6 |
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Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) |
8 March |
15 April |
-38 |
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Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) |
10 April |
21 April |
-11 |
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Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) |
13 April |
26 April |
-13 |
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Small White (Pieris rapae) |
16 April |
22 May |
-36 |
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Green-veined White (Pieris napi) |
17 April |
25 May |
-38 |
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Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) |
2 May |
9 August |
-98 |
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Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera) |
11 May |
Note 2 |
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Large White (Pieris brassicae) |
18 May |
28 July |
-71 |
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) |
1 June |
29 June |
-28 |
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Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui) |
5 June |
4 August |
-60 |
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Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) |
12 June |
6 July |
-30 |
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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) |
12 June |
1 August |
-50 |
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Large Skipper (Ochlodes venata) |
27 June |
30 June |
-3 |
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Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) |
2 July |
8 July |
-6 |
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Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) |
12 July |
10 July |
+2 |
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Gatekeeper (Pyronia thithonus) |
12 July |
28 July |
&-14 |
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Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) |
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11 July |
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3
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Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) |
19 October |
20 August |
-60 (Note 1) |
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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) |
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none seen |
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Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) |
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none seen |
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Notes:
1. Amazingly late first appearance. Two specimens seen.
2. Last seen here over 25 years ago. A second specimen was seen on 31 July. A welcome reappearance after all this time.
The above represents the list of all butterfly species I have previously seen in Kingston