| EARLIEST
SIGHTINGS 2006 |
 |
Butterflies
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 the other years.
| Common Name |
Earliest
Sighting
2005 |
Earliest
Sighting
2006 |
Location |
Recorder |
|
Adonis Blue
|
26.05.05 |
29.05.06 |
Martin Down |
Brian Pink |
|
Brimstone
|
12.02.05 |
11.01.06 |
Frensham
Wickham |
Janet Jones
John Shillitoe |
|
Brown Argus
|
10.05.05 |
13.05.06 |
Magdalen Hill Down |
Andy Barker |
|
Brown Hairstreak
|
04.08.05 |
30.07.06 |
Noar Hill |
Adrian Hoskins |
|
Chalkhill Blue
|
02.07.05 |
03.07.06 |
Stockbridge Down |
Mike Duffy |
|
Clouded Yellow
|
27.05.05 |
22.04.06 |
Christchurch |
Mike Gibbons |
|
Comma
|
16.03.05 |
08.03.06 |
Central Winchester |
Simon Woolley |
|
Common Blue
|
15.05.05 |
14.05.06 |
Boscombe Cliffs |
Michael Skelton |
|
Dark Green Fritillary
|
18.06.05 |
17.06.06 |
Brighstone Forest to Shalcombe
Down |
Ian Pratt |
|
Dingy Skipper
|
24.04.05 |
04.05.06 |
Old Burghclere Lime Quarry |
Jonathan Forsyth |
|
Duke of Burgundy
|
17.04.05 |
26.04.06 |
Meon Valley |
Ashley Whitlock |
|
Essex Skipper
|
18.06.05 |
11.06.06 |
Shalcombe Down |
Paul Millward |
|
Gatekeeper
|
01.07.05 |
02.07.06 |
Walters Copse, IOW |
Paul Millward |
|
Glanville Fritillary
|
07.05.05 |
28.05.06 |
Bonchurch |
Ian Pratt |
|
Grayling
|
10.06.05 |
02.07.06 |
Browndown South |
David Tinling |
|
Green Hairstreak
|
10.04.05 |
21.04.06 |
Magdalen Hill Down |
Patrick Fleet |
|
Green-veined White
|
17.04.05 |
06.04.06 |
Lower Froyle |
Sue Clark |
|
Grizzled Skipper
|
15.04.05 |
26.04.06 |
Magdalen Hill Down
Beacon Hill, Warnford |
Andy Barker
Anne McCue |
|
Holly Blue
|
27.03.05 |
12.04.06 |
Alverstoke |
Dr. David Tinling |
|
Large Skipper
|
30.05.05 |
31.05.06 |
Bedenham Grasslands |
Mike and Mary Gwilliam |
|
Large Tortoiseshell |
- |
27.04.06 |
Nr. Lymington |
Dr. Russell Wynn |
|
Large White
|
14.04.05 |
22.04.06 |
Botley Wood |
Alan Thornbury |
|
Marbled White
|
18.06.05 |
15.06.06 |
Portsdown |
Andrew Brookes |
|
Marsh Fritillary
|
15.05.05 |
23.05.06 |
[Site info withheld] |
Ashley Whitlock |
|
Meadow Brown
|
27.05.05 |
01.06.06 |
Bonchurch Down |
Paul Millward |
|
Orange-tip
|
01.04.05 |
09.04.06 |
Drayton, north Portsmouth |
Theo Roberts |
|
Painted Lady
|
02.05.05 |
01.04.06 |
Portchester |
Andrew Brookes |
|
Peacock
|
16.03.05 |
20.01.06 |
Nashe Way, Fareham |
Trevor Carpenter |
|
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
|
02.05.05 |
09.05.06 |
Bentley Wood |
via Peter Eeles |
|
Purple Emperor
|
28.06.05 |
28.06.06 |
Alice Holt Forest |
Robert Page |
|
Purple Hairstreak
|
27.06.05 |
22.06.06 |
Churchplace, New Forest |
Mark Swann |
|
Red Admiral
|
01.01.05 |
04.01.06 |
Pig Bush car park, New Forest |
Mike Duffy |
|
Ringlet
|
18.06.05 |
17.06.06 |
Pamber Forest |
Ashley Whitlock |
|
Silver-spotted Skipper
|
02.08.05 |
23.07.06 |
Stockbridge Down |
Mike Duffy |
|
Silver-studded Blue
|
11.06.05 |
16.06.06 |
Beaulieu Heath |
Alan Thornbury |
|
Silver-washed Fritillary
|
18.06.05 |
16.06.06 |
Acres Down South, New Forest |
Bernard Dempsey |
|
Small Blue
|
08.05.05 |
11.05.06 |
Portchester Chalk Pits |
Michael and Mary Gwilliam |
|
Small Copper
|
23.03.05 |
05.04.06 |
East Cliff, Bournemouth |
Michael Skelton |
|
Small Heath
|
01.05.05 |
07.05.06 |
Magdalen Hill Down |
Andy & Linda Barker |
|
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
|
15.05.05 |
23.05.06 |
Bentley Wood |
Ashley Whitlock |
|
Small Skipper
|
04.06.05 |
17.06.06 |
Havant Thicket |
Robert Beale |
|
Small Tortoiseshell
|
09.03.05 |
06.03.06 |
Basingstoke |
Mike Duffy |
|
Small White
|
19.03.05 |
03.04.06 |
Alverstoke, Gosport |
Dr. David Tinling |
|
Speckled Wood
|
16.03.05 |
05.04.06 |
Stoke,Hayling Island |
Richard Symonds |
|
Wall
|
24.04.05 |
03.05.06 |
Portman Ravine, Boscombe |
via Michael Skelton |
|
White Admiral
|
22.06.05 |
06.06.06 |
Holly Hill Woodland Park,
Warsash |
Jacky Pearce |
|
White-letter Hairstreak
|
22.06.05 |
21.06.06 |
Peartree Common, Southampton |
Bernard Dempsey |
Moths
To be completed.
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