Brandon Marsh Butterflies

This butterfly list is compiled from the Brandon Marsh Reports published by the Brandon Marsh Voluntary Conservation Team

No. Species Name Latin Name Year
1
Small skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris
2008
2
Essex Skipper
Thymelicus lineola
2004
3
Large skipper
Ochlodes venata
2008
4
Clouded Yellow
Colias crocea
2007
5
Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni
2008
6
Large white
Pieris brassicae
2008
7
Small white
Pieris rapae
2008
8
Green-veined white
Pieris napi
2008
9
Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
2008
10
Small copper
Lycaena phlaeas
2008
11
Brown Argus
Plebeius agestis
2008
12
Common blue
Polyommatus icarus
2008
13
Holly blue
Celastrina argiolus
2008
14
Camberwell Beauty
Nymphalis antiopa
2002
15
White Admiral
Ladoga camilla
1985
16
Red admiral
Vanessa atalanta
2008
17
Painted lady
Vanessa cardui
2007
18
Small tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
2008
19
Peacock
Inachis io
2008
20
Comma
Polygonia c-album
2008
21
Wall Brown
Lasiommata megera
2001
22
Speckled wood
Pararge aegeria
2008
23
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
2007
24
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
2008
25
Meadow brown
Maniola jurtina
2008
26
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
2008
27
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
2008
28
Purple Hairstreak
Neozephyrus quercus
2007
29
White-letter Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album
2003