BUTTERFLIES OF THE PARISH
|
| COMMON NAME |
LATIN NAME |
APPROX %AGE OF TOTAL |
COMMENT |
| LARGE WHITE |
Pieris brassicae |
17 |
Most common species |
| SMALL WHITE |
Artogeia rapae |
16.6 |
Second most common |
| MEADOW BROWN |
Maniola jurtina |
11 |
Third most common |
| PEACOCK |
Inachis io |
10 |
Fourth most common. September |
| RED ADMIRAL |
Vanessa atalanta |
8.7 |
Common |
| SMALL TORTISESHELL |
Aglais urticae |
8 |
Quite common |
| GATEKEEPER |
Pyronia tithonis |
7.4 |
Quite common |
| SPECKLED WOOD |
Pararge aegeria |
6.2 |
Quite common |
| BRIMSTONE |
Genopterix rhamni |
5.6 |
|
| ORANGE TIP |
Anthocharis cardimines |
4.7 |
Fairly common |
| COMMA |
Polygonia c-album |
3 |
Not common |
| RINGLET |
Aphantopus hyperantus |
2.4 |
|
| GREEN VEINED WHITE |
Artogeia napi |
1.5 |
Problems with identification |
| PAINTED LADY |
Cynthia cardui |
1.5 |
|
| SMALL SKIPPER |
Thymelicus flavus |
1 |
|
| COMMON BLUE |
Polyommatus icarus |
0.7 |
Not common in gardens 1999 |
| MARBLED WHITE |
Melanargia galathea |
0.7 |
Mainly in undisturbed grassland |
| HOLLY BLUE |
Celastrina argiolus |
0.5 |
|
| SMALL COPPER |
Lycaena phlaeas |
0.4 |
|
| WALL BROWN |
Lasiommata megera |
0.1 |
|
| GRIZZLED SKIPPER |
Pyrgus malvae |
0 |
Seen on Hurst 1996 |
| DINGY SKIPPER |
Erynnis tages |
0 |
Seen on Hurst 1996 |
| GREEN HAIRSTREAK |
Callophrys rubi |
0 |
Seen on Hurst 1996 |
| PEARL BORDERED FRITILLARY |
Boloria euphrosyne |
0 |
Seen on Hurst 1996 |
