| EARLIEST
BUTTERFLY SIGHTINGS 2010 |
 |
The following is a complete listing of all resident and regular
migrant butterfly species found in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Follow the links below for earliest sightings for previous years.
| Common Name |
Earliest
Sighting
2008 |
Earliest
Sighting
2009 |
Earliest
Sighting
2010 |
Location |
Recorder |
| Adonis Blue
|
18.05.08 |
09.05.09 |
14.05.10 |
Bonchurch, Isle of
Wight |
Ian Pratt |
| Brimstone
|
26.01.08 |
16.02.09 |
17.01.10 |
Alresford |
David Shute |
| Brown Argus |
04.05.08 |
24.04.09 |
10.05.10 |
Magdalen Hill Down |
Patrick Fleet |
| Brown Hairstreak
|
30.07.08 |
31.07.09 |
|
|
|
| Chalkhill Blue
|
04.07.08 |
01.07.09 |
01.07.10 |
Magdalen Hill Down
Yew Hill |
Patrick Fleet
Brian Fletcher |
| Clouded Yellow
|
10.05.08 |
11.05.09 |
24.04.10 |
Wheelers Bay
Ventor
Isle of Wight |
Mark Hallett |
| Comma
|
09.02.08 |
21.02.09 |
|
|
|
| Common Blue
|
26.04.08 |
26.04.09 |
17.04.10 |
Cheriton
Churchyard |
Colin Beyer |
| Dark Green Fritillary
|
19.06.08 |
14.06.09 |
19.06.10 |
Martin Down
Wootton Coppice |
Geoff Dawson
Gary Palmer |
| Dingy Skipper
|
02.05.08 |
19.04.09 |
22.04.10 |
Noar Hill |
Nick Freeman |
| Duke of Burgundy
|
22.04.08 |
15.04.09 |
09.04.10 |
Noar Hill |
Hazel Pratt |
| Essex Skipper
|
28.06.08 |
21.06.09 |
25.06.10 |
Sandhill,Browndown
North |
Dr David Tinling &
Mick Langridge |
| Gatekeeper
|
23.06.08 |
22.06.09 |
29.06.10 |
Cams Hall Access
Path,Fareham |
Ron Bryan |
| Glanville Fritillary
|
05.05.08 |
03.05.09 |
01.05.10 |
Wheelers Bay, Isle
of Wight |
Ian Pratt |
| Grayling
|
11.07.08 |
26.06.09 |
01.07.10 |
Browndown North |
Anne McCue |
| Green Hairstreak
|
14.04.08 |
04.04.09 |
06.04.10 |
Browndown North |
Anne McCue |
| Green-veined White
|
09.04.08 |
15.03.09 |
06.04.10 |
Bentley Station
Meadow |
Lynn Fomison |
| Grizzled Skipper
|
14.04.08 |
04.04.09 |
14.04.10 |
Magdalen Hill Down |
Patrick Fleet |
| Holly Blue
|
09.02.08 |
04.04.09 |
09.04.10 |
Church Crookham |
Geoff Dawson |
| Large Skipper
|
21.05.08 |
24.05.09 |
24.05.10 |
Parkhurst Forest |
Mark Hallett |
| Large Tortoiseshell |
10.02.08 |
16.03.09 |
10.04.10 |
Parkhurst Forest |
Stuart Read |
| Large White
|
12.02.08 |
18.03.09 |
08.04.10 |
Ann's Hill
Cemetery
Gosport |
Dr David Tinling &
Mick Langridge |
| Marbled White
|
09.06.08 |
04.06.09 |
18.06.10 |
Portsdown Hill |
Tim Doran
|
| Marsh Fritillary
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Meadow Brown
|
31.05.08 |
29.05.09 |
03.06.10 |
Martin Down |
Mark Swann |
| Orange-tip
|
27.03.08 |
21.03.09 |
06.04.10 |
Copse adjoining
Tesco's Winnall store |
John Woodson |
| Painted Lady
|
25.01.08 |
02.04.09 |
05.03.10 |
Holiday Hills
Inclosure,
Bolderwood, New Forest |
Paul Ritchie |
| Peacock
|
12.01.08 |
05.01.09 |
01.03.10 |
Magdalen Hill Down |
Patrick Fleet |
| Pearl-bordered Fritillary
|
06.05.08 |
21.04.09 |
27.04.10 |
New Forest |
Karen White |
| Purple Emperor
|
25.06.08 |
24.06.09 |
28.06.10 |
Goose Green
Inclosure |
Tony Baines |
| Purple Hairstreak
|
14.06.08 |
16.06.09 |
12.06.10 |
Browndown North |
Anne McCue |
| Red Admiral
|
09.01.08 |
13.01.09 |
17.01.10 |
Boscombe |
Michael Skelton |
| Ringlet
|
13.06.08 |
11.06.09 |
13.06.10 |
Abbotstone Down |
Peter Gardner |
| Silver-spotted Skipper
|
26.07.08 |
25.07.09 |
24.07.10 |
Stockbridge Down |
Mike Duffy
Paul Brock |
| Silver-studded Blue
|
07.06.08 |
02.06.09 |
05.06.10 |
Silchester Common |
Andrew Merrick |
| Silver-washed Fritillary
|
19.06.08 |
14.06.09 |
15.06.10 |
Alice Holt,
Straits Inclosure |
Colin Baker |
| Small Blue
|
10.05.08 |
02.05.09 |
15.05.10 |
Martin Down |
Chris Button |
| Small Copper
|
08.04.08 |
17.03.09 |
17.04.10 |
Browndown South |
Dr David Tinling |
| Small Heath
|
28.04.08 |
26.04.09 |
01.05.10 |
Bonchurch Down,
IoW
Meon Valley |
Ian Pratt
Ashley Whitlock |
| Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
|
17.05.08 |
16.05.09 |
21.05.10 |
Bentley Wood |
Ashley Whitlock
Pete Eeles |
| Small Skipper
|
22.06.08 |
14.06.09 |
16.06.10 |
Browndown North |
Anne McCue |
| Small Tortoiseshell
|
08.02.08 |
15.03.09 |
01.03.10 |
Winchester College
Testwood Lakes
Christchurch |
Simon Wooley
Mark Swann
Melanie Gibbons |
| Small White
|
08.02.08 |
15.03.09 |
21.01.10 |
Rowner,
Gosport |
Dennis &
Christine Bohea |
| Speckled Wood
|
21.03.08 |
21.03.09 |
06.04.10 |
Portsdown Hill |
Ashley Whitlock |
| Wall
|
02.05.08 |
25.04.09 |
14.05.10 |
Bonchurch, Isle of
Wight |
Ian Pratt |
| White Admiral
|
10.06.08 |
13.06.09 |
21.06.10 |
Alice Holt
Straits Inclosure |
Roger Pendell |
| White-letter Hairstreak
|
13.06.08 |
07.06.09 |
21.06.10 |
IBM Lake |
Tim Doran |
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