Butterflies

White Admiral on Blackberry blossom.

Butterflies observed on the reserve:

• Small tortoiseshell Aglais uticae
• Small skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
• Essex skipper Thymelicus lineolus
• Large skipper Ochlodes faunus
• Large white Pieris brassicae
• Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
• Peacock inachis io
• Comma Polygonia c-album
• Common blue Polyommatus icarus
• Green veined white Pieris napi
• Orange tip Anthocaris cardamines
• Small copper Lycaena phlaeas
• Holly blue Calestrina agriolus
• Red admiral Vanessa atalanta
• Painted lady Vanessa cadui
• Small white Pieris rapae
• Speckled wood Parage aegeria
• Wall Brown Lasiommata megera
• White admiral Limenitis camilla
• Gatekeeper Pyriona tithonus
• Meadow brown Maniola jurtina
• Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus