1st June is Butterfly Education and Awareness Day. It's a day to raise awareness of Butterflies and how important they are as pollinators. To protect the welfare of Butterflies through conservation and research. You could do something as small as learning the word "butterfly" in different languages or something bigger - plan a themed activity in your home with your family!
To celebrate Butterfly Education and Awareness Day, I will take you on a "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall". Not just for a day but for the WHOLE month of June. I will be posting photos and videos of butterflies and of the spectacular places where I go butterfly-watching. I have been "self-isolating" since 12th March 2020. Now that the lockdown has been eased, I am now "shielding". I will continue to stay home in order to protect the NHS and save lives.
I will be posting my photos and videos here on my website as well on my Social Media: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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To celebrate Butterfly Education and Awareness Day, I will take you on a "Virtual Butterfly-watching in Cornwall". Not just for a day but for the WHOLE month of June. I will be posting photos and videos of butterflies and of the spectacular places where I go butterfly-watching. I have been "self-isolating" since 12th March 2020. Now that the lockdown has been eased, I am now "shielding". I will continue to stay home in order to protect the NHS and save lives.
I will be posting my photos and videos here on my website as well on my Social Media: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Like me on Facebook: facebook.com/wildlifematters8
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/WildlifeMatter8
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/wildlifematter8
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Greenscoombe Wood Luckett Nature Reserve"
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-greenscoombe-wood-luckett-nature-reserve
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-greenscoombe-wood-luckett-nature-reserve
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Breney Common Nature Reserve"
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-breney-common-nature-reserve
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-breney-common-nature-reserve
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Predannack"
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-predannack
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-predannack
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Garrow Tor"
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-garrow-tor
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-garrow-tor
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Struddicks"
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-struddicks
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-struddicks
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Fellover Brake"
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-fellover-brake
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-fellover-brake
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Cabilla and Redrice Wood Nature Reserve"
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-cabilla-and-redrice-woods-nature-reserve
www.ilovecornwall8.com/blog/virtual-butterfly-watching-in-cabilla-and-redrice-woods-nature-reserve
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Luxulyan Valley"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Kiberick Cove to Nare Head"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Kelsey Head"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Kynance Cove"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Gwennap Head"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Penhale Sands"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Glanville Fields"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Clay County"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Delabole Quarry"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Penlee Battery Nature Reserve"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Pentire Head"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "St Newlyn East"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Lanner Barton"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Chapel Porth"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Percuil"
Virtual Butterfly-watching in "Killigerran"
Butterfly in Different Languages
Cornish-----Tykki Duw
Dutch-----Vlinder
Finnish-----Perhonen
French-----Papillon
German-----Schmetterling
Greek-----Petalou'da
Hawaiian-----Pulelehua
Icelandic-----Fithrildi
Irish-----Feileacan
Italian-----Farfalla
Japanese-----Choochoo
Korean-----Navi
Latin-----Papilio
Portuguese-----Borboleta
Spanish-----Mariposa
Tagalog-----Paruparo
Dutch-----Vlinder
Finnish-----Perhonen
French-----Papillon
German-----Schmetterling
Greek-----Petalou'da
Hawaiian-----Pulelehua
Icelandic-----Fithrildi
Irish-----Feileacan
Italian-----Farfalla
Japanese-----Choochoo
Korean-----Navi
Latin-----Papilio
Portuguese-----Borboleta
Spanish-----Mariposa
Tagalog-----Paruparo
Fun Facts about Butterflies
Butterflies and Moths are a group of insects called Lepidoptera.
A lepidopterist or aurelian is a person who specialises in the study of Lepidoptera, an order encompassing butterflies, skippers and moths.
Lepidopterophobia is the fear of butterflies and moths.
A collective name for a group of butterflies is called a “Kaleidoscope”. However others have called it a “Swarm” or “Rabble”.
The collective name for a group of caterpillars is an “army”.
Antarctica is the only continent on which no Lepidoptera have been found.
Butterflies and moths are the only insect that has scaly wings.
Butterflies have the sense of smell, taste and touch. They taste with their feet. They live on an all-liquid diet. They are cold blooded insects. They are territorial.
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing is the largest butterfly in the world. It was named after Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Female species are larger than males with wingspan than can reach 31cm and a body length of 8cm. This gigantic butterfly lives in the forests of Oro Province in Papua New Guinea.
Western Pygmy Blue Brephidium exilis is the smallest butterfly in the world which has a half an inch wingspan.
Palawan Birdwing or Triangle Birdwing Trogonoptera trojana is one of the 4th largest butterfly in the world. This butterfly is native to Palawan in the Philippine. It has a wingspan of about 18cm and flies the whole year.
Magellan Birdwing Troides magellanus is one of the 6th largest butterflies in the world. This large and striking birdwing butterfly can be found in the Philippines. Obviously, this butterfly is named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan who was killed in the Philippines in 1521.
British Swallowtail Papilio machaon britannicus is the largest resident butterfly in the British Isles with a wingspan of around 10 cm.
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia is the largest fritillary in the British Isles and gets its name from the beautiful streaks of silver found on the underside of the wings.
Small Blue Cupido minimus also known as “Little Blue” is the smallest resident butterfly in the British Isles.
About 70 percent of the Philippines’ nearly 21,000 recorded insect species are found only in the country. In addition about one-third of the 915 butterflies found here are endemic to the country.
A lepidopterist or aurelian is a person who specialises in the study of Lepidoptera, an order encompassing butterflies, skippers and moths.
Lepidopterophobia is the fear of butterflies and moths.
A collective name for a group of butterflies is called a “Kaleidoscope”. However others have called it a “Swarm” or “Rabble”.
The collective name for a group of caterpillars is an “army”.
Antarctica is the only continent on which no Lepidoptera have been found.
Butterflies and moths are the only insect that has scaly wings.
Butterflies have the sense of smell, taste and touch. They taste with their feet. They live on an all-liquid diet. They are cold blooded insects. They are territorial.
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing is the largest butterfly in the world. It was named after Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Female species are larger than males with wingspan than can reach 31cm and a body length of 8cm. This gigantic butterfly lives in the forests of Oro Province in Papua New Guinea.
Western Pygmy Blue Brephidium exilis is the smallest butterfly in the world which has a half an inch wingspan.
Palawan Birdwing or Triangle Birdwing Trogonoptera trojana is one of the 4th largest butterfly in the world. This butterfly is native to Palawan in the Philippine. It has a wingspan of about 18cm and flies the whole year.
Magellan Birdwing Troides magellanus is one of the 6th largest butterflies in the world. This large and striking birdwing butterfly can be found in the Philippines. Obviously, this butterfly is named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan who was killed in the Philippines in 1521.
British Swallowtail Papilio machaon britannicus is the largest resident butterfly in the British Isles with a wingspan of around 10 cm.
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia is the largest fritillary in the British Isles and gets its name from the beautiful streaks of silver found on the underside of the wings.
Small Blue Cupido minimus also known as “Little Blue” is the smallest resident butterfly in the British Isles.
About 70 percent of the Philippines’ nearly 21,000 recorded insect species are found only in the country. In addition about one-third of the 915 butterflies found here are endemic to the country.
Butterflies in the UK
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.
Resident Butterflies:
1. Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus
2. Black Hairstreak Satyrium pruni
3. Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
4. Brown Argus Aricia agestis
5. Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae
6. Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon
7. Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon
8. Comma Polygonia c-album
9. Common Blue Polyommatus Icarus
10. Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica
11. Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja
12. Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages
13. Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina
14. Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola
15. Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
16. Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxia
17. Grayling Hipparchia semele
18. Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi
19. Green-veined White Pieris napi
20. Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae
21. Heath Fritillary Melitaea athalia
22. High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe
23. Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
24. Large Blue Maculinea arion
25. Large Heath Coenonympha tullia
26. Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
27. Large White Pieris brassicae
28. Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon
29. Marbled White Melanargia galathea
30. Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia
31. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
32. Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron
33. Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes
34. Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines
35. Peacock Aglais io
36. Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne
37. Purple Emperor Apatura iris
38. Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus
39. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
40. Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
41. Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops
42. Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperia comma
43. Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus
44. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
45. Small Blue Cupido minimus
46. Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
47. Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
48. Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene
49. Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
50. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
51. Small White Pieris rapae
52. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
53. Swallowtail Papilio Machaon
54. Wall Lasiommata megera
55. White Admiral Limenitis camilla
56. White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album
57. Wood White Leptidea sinapis
Regular Migrant Butterflies:
1. Clouded Yellow Colias croceus
2. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Rare Migrant Butterfly:
1. Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus
Resident Butterflies:
1. Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus
2. Black Hairstreak Satyrium pruni
3. Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
4. Brown Argus Aricia agestis
5. Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae
6. Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon
7. Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon
8. Comma Polygonia c-album
9. Common Blue Polyommatus Icarus
10. Cryptic Wood White Leptidea juvernica
11. Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja
12. Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages
13. Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina
14. Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola
15. Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
16. Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxia
17. Grayling Hipparchia semele
18. Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi
19. Green-veined White Pieris napi
20. Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae
21. Heath Fritillary Melitaea athalia
22. High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe
23. Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
24. Large Blue Maculinea arion
25. Large Heath Coenonympha tullia
26. Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
27. Large White Pieris brassicae
28. Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon
29. Marbled White Melanargia galathea
30. Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia
31. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
32. Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron
33. Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes
34. Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines
35. Peacock Aglais io
36. Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne
37. Purple Emperor Apatura iris
38. Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus
39. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
40. Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
41. Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops
42. Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperia comma
43. Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus
44. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia
45. Small Blue Cupido minimus
46. Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
47. Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
48. Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene
49. Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
50. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
51. Small White Pieris rapae
52. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
53. Swallowtail Papilio Machaon
54. Wall Lasiommata megera
55. White Admiral Limenitis camilla
56. White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album
57. Wood White Leptidea sinapis
Regular Migrant Butterflies:
1. Clouded Yellow Colias croceus
2. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Rare Migrant Butterfly:
1. Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus
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