Butterflies & Moths Sightings 2022/2026
First Photograph of Each Species in Each Year
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2026
54 species photographed so far this year.
A further species, an Essex Skipper, was seen (but not photographed) by Daniel on his transect on 9th July
A male Brimstone & Peacock were spotted earlier (but not photographed) on 24 Feb by Ruth Budd. A sign of how early the butterflies were out this year was that, on 26 Feb, Stefan Morris and Lucinda Offer spotted 11 Brimstones, 6 Commas and 8 Peacocks.
There are 2 photos of the Brassy Longhorn Moth - a male on 24th April and a female (with shorter antennae) on 29th June.
2025
2025 Butterflies
25 species (or varieties) photographed so far this year
and 3 others spotted but not photographed
Small Tortoiseshell spotted on 8 March by Tony Flecchia. Red Admiral & Green Veined White spotted by Daniel Bound on his first transect of the year.
2025 Moths
35 species photographed so far this year
2024
45 species photographed so far this year
(and a further 4 spotted but not photographed)
Daniel Bound on his transect on 11th April identified:
a Red Admiral, an Orange Tip and a Green-veined White.
And a Jersey Tiger Moth was spotted at the top of Field 3 on 16th August by Ruth Budd.
2023
September/December 2023
60 species seen in total this year
August 2023
55 species seen so far this year
March-July 2023
44 species seen so far this year
- this includes a Small Skipper and an Essex Skipper seen but not photographed on the Butterfly Walk on 8th July.
September - October 2022
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
March - May 2022
