UK Butterflies

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Species Phenologies

This page contains a summary of the phenology of each of the 59 primary species:

1. Adonis Blue

2. Black Hairstreak

3. Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni ssp. rhamni

Gonepteryx rhamni ssp. gravesi

4. Brown Argus

5. Brown Hairstreak

6. Chalk Hill Blue

7. Chequered Skipper

8. Clouded Yellow

9. Comma

10. Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus ssp. icarus

Polyommatus icarus ssp. mariscolore

11. Cryptic Wood White

12. Dark Green Fritillary

13. Dingy Skipper

Erynnis tages ssp. tages

Erynnis tages ssp. baynesi

14. Duke of Burgundy

15. Essex Skipper

16. Gatekeeper

Pyronia tithonus ssp. britanniae

17. Glanville Fritillary

18. Grayling

Hipparchia semele ssp. semele

Hipparchia semele ssp. scota

Hipparchia semele ssp. thyone

Hipparchia semele ssp. atlantica

Hipparchia semele ssp. clarensis

Hipparchia semele ssp. hibernica

19. Green Hairstreak

20. Green-veined White

Pieris napi ssp. sabellicae

Pieris napi ssp. britannica

Pieris napi ssp. thomsoni

21. Grizzled Skipper

22. Heath Fritillary

23. High Brown Fritillary

24. Holly Blue

Celastrina argiolus ssp. britanna

25. Large Blue

Phengaris arion ssp. arion

26. Large Heath

Coenonympha tullia ssp. davus

Coenonympha tullia ssp. polydama

Coenonympha tullia ssp. scotica

27. Large Skipper

28. Large White

29. Lulworth Skipper

30. Marbled White

Melanargia galathea ssp. serena

31. Marsh Fritillary

32. Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina ssp. splendida

Maniola jurtina ssp. cassiteridum

Maniola jurtina ssp. iernes

Maniola jurtina ssp. insularis

33. Mountain Ringlet

Erebia epiphron ssp. mnemon

Erebia epiphron ssp. scotica

34. Northern Brown Argus

Aricia artaxerxes ssp. artaxerxes

Aricia artaxerxes ssp. salmacis

35. Orange-tip

Anthocharis cardamines ssp. britannica

Anthocharis cardamines ssp. hibernica

36. Painted Lady

37. Peacock

38. Pearl-bordered Fritillary

39. Purple Emperor

40. Purple Hairstreak

41. Red Admiral

42. Ringlet

43. Scotch Argus

Erebia aethiops ssp. aethiops

Erebia aethiops ssp. caledonia

44. Silver-spotted Skipper

45. Silver-studded Blue

Plebejus argus ssp. argus

Plebejus argus ssp. caernensis

46. Silver-washed Fritillary

47. Small Blue

48. Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas ssp. eleus

Lycaena phlaeas ssp. hibernica

49. Small Heath

Coenonympha pamphilus ssp. pamphilus

Coenonympha pamphilus ssp. rhoumensis

50. Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

51. Small Skipper

52. Small Tortoiseshell

53. Small White

54. Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria ssp. tircis

Pararge aegeria ssp. oblita

Pararge aegeria ssp. insula

55. Swallowtail

Papilio machaon ssp. britannicus

56. Wall

57. White Admiral

58. White-letter Hairstreak

59. Wood White