Butterfly transect summary - 2024

Summary:
Species diversity and numbers in 2024 are significantly down on previous years; some species have been nearly a month late emerging as adults.

Brimstone - 18/03/24 - 09/05/24
Brown Argus - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 01/06/20
Brown Hairstreak - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting
Clouded Yellow - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 11/08/22
Comma - 18/03/24 - 06/06/24
Common Blue - 10/06/24
Dark Green Fritillary - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 27/05/20
Dingy Skipper - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 24/05/22
Gatekeeper - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 11/06/16
Green Hairstreak - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 02/05/17
Green-veined White - 01/05/24 - 01/06/24
Holly Blue - 21/04/24 - 14/05/24
Large Skipper - 31/05/24 - 16/06/24
Large White - 01/05/24 - 01/06/24
Marbled White - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 16/06/22
Meadow Brown - 31/05/24 - 16/06/24
Monarch - Rare migrant recorded once on 02/10/19
Orange-Tip - 05/04/24 - 17/05/24
Painted Lady - 12/05/24 - 16/06/24
Peacock - 26/02/24 - 16/05/24
Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 05/04/17
Purple Hairstreak - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 11/08/22
Red Admiral - 12/04/24 - 16/06/24
Ringlet - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 16/06/16
Silver-washed Fritillary - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 26/06/14
Small Copper - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 20/04/19
Small Heath - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 25/05/23
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 12/05/19
Small Skipper - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 22/06/23
Small Tortoiseshell - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 06/03/15
Small White - 05/04/24 - 11/05/24
Speckled Wood - 01/04/24 - 12/06/24
Wall Brown - Not seen yet in 2024; earliest sighting 10/05/20

Total of 33 species recorded since January 2013

הועלה ב-ינואר 3, 2024 05:51 אחה"צ על ידי balders