Butterflies in Cornwall

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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

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27 February 2022
Trevose Head

Red Admiral

Small Tortoiseshell

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22 March 2022
​Woodland Valley Farm, Ladock

Comma

Peacock

Small Tortoiseshell

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3 April 2022
The Dodman, Gorran

Green-veined White and Wall

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16 April 2022
Roseland Peninsula

Orange Tip

Holy Blue, Peacock and Red Admiral

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18 April 2022
North Cornwall Coast

Peacock, Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell

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19 April 2022
​Crowhill Valley, Grampound

Green-veined White

Peacock, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood

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20 April 2022
Woodland Valley Farm

Speckled Wood

Orange Tip, Peacock and Red Admiral

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24 April 2022
Wheal Friendly, St Agnes

Comma and Red Admiral

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25 April 2022
Portmellon Valley, St Austell

Green-veined White, Holy Blue, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell and Speckled Wood

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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

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30 April 2022
Perran Sands, Perranporth

Peacock, Speckled Wood and Wall

Grizzled Skipper

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4 May 2022
Park Head, North Cornwall Coast

Pair of Small Coppers

Orange Tip, Peacock and Wall

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5 May 2022
Trevaunance, St Agnes

Green-veined White, Holy Blue, Peacock, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell and Wall

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7 May 2022
Wheal Maid, Poldice, St Day

Silver-studded Blue larva

Common Blue larva

Burnet Moth larva

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8 May 2022
De Lank, St Breward

Pearl-bordered Fritillary

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15 May 2022
Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorset

Marsh Fritillary, Dingy Skipper and Grizzled Skipper

Duke of Burgundy

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15 May 2022
Fontmell and Melbury Downs, Dorset

Small Blue

Adonis Blue

Glanville Fritillary

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16 May 2022
Fellover Brake, Tuckingmill, St Breward

Pearl-bordered Fritillary