 There are 59 Butterflies in the UK, 57 resident and 2 regular migrants. There are 36 Butterfly in Cornwall, 34 resident and 2 regular migrants, 1 introduced / re-introduced and 1 extinct. Cornish Resident Butterflies: 1. Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni 2. Brown Argus Aricia agestis 3. Comma Polygonia c-album 4. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus 5. Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja 6. Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages 7. Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 8. Grayling Hipparchia semele 9. Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi 10. Green-veined White Pieris napi 11. Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae 12. Heath Fritillary Melitaea athalia 13. Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus 14. Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus 15. Large White Pieris brassicae 16. Marbled White Melanargia galathea 17. Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia 18. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina 19. Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines 20. Peacock Aglais io 21. Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne 22. Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus 23. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 24. Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus 25. Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus 26. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia 27. Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas 28. Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus 29. Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris 30. Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene 31. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae 32. Small White Pieris rapae 33. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 34. Wall Brown Lasiommata megera Regular Migrants: 1. Clouded Yellow Colias croceus 2. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Introduced/Reintroduced: 1. Large Blue Glaucopsyche arion Extinct: 1. Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros 27 February 2022 Trevose Head
Red Admiral
Small Tortoiseshell 22 March 2022 Woodland Valley Farm, Ladock
Comma
Peacock
Small Tortoiseshell 3 April 2022 The Dodman, Gorran Green-veined White and Wall 16 April 2022 Roseland Peninsula Orange Tip Holy Blue, Peacock and Red Admiral 18 April 2022 North Cornwall Coast Peacock, Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell 19 April 2022 Crowhill Valley, Grampound Green-veined White Peacock, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood 20 April 2022 Woodland Valley Farm Speckled Wood Orange Tip, Peacock and Red Admiral 24 April 2022 Wheal Friendly, St Agnes Comma and Red Admiral 25 April 2022 Portmellon Valley, St Austell Green-veined White, Holy Blue, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell and Speckled Wood 26 April 2022 Struddicks, Seaton Holy Blue, Orange Tip, Peacock, Small Copper, Speckled Wood and Wall 26 April 2022: 15++ Pearl-bordered Fritillary 11 May 2019: 30++ Pearl-bordered Fritillary 18 May 2018: 20++ Pearl-bordered Fritillary 16 April 2017: 4x Pearl-bordered Fritillary 25 April 2016: 8x Pearl-bordered Fritillary 15 April 2015: 13x Pearl-bordered Fritillary 19 April 2014: 40++ Pearl-bordered Fritillary 30 April 2022 Perran Sands, Perranporth Peacock, Speckled Wood and Wall Grizzled Skipper 4 May 2022 Park Head, North Cornwall Coast
Pair of Small Coppers Orange Tip, Peacock and Wall 5 May 2022 Trevaunance, St Agnes Green-veined White, Holy Blue, Peacock, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Wall 7 May 2022 Wheal Maid, Poldice, St Day
Silver-studded Blue larva
Common Blue larva
Burnet Moth larva 8 May 2022 De Lank, St Breward Pearl-bordered Fritillary 15 May 2022 Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorset Marsh Fritillary, Dingy Skipper and Grizzled Skipper Duke of Burgundy 15 May 2022 Fontmell and Melbury Downs, Dorset Small Blue Adonis Blue Glanville Fritillary 16 May 2022 Fellover Brake, Tuckingmill, St Breward
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
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