Home Butterflies Moths Recording Events News Reserve Key Sites Magazine Books About Links Butterflies of Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull support a range of butterfly species. Many are common, some are at risk due to habitat loss and others are seriously threatened due to their very limited distribution in the county. The list below contains the species which are recorded almost every year in the region. More information about their status is available by clicking on the species names below. Please note that due to the nature of this list, details and photographs of each species will be added to this web site when time allows.   Family Hesperiidae (The Skippers) Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages Resident Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola Resident Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae Resident Large Skipper Ochlodes venata Resident Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Resident Family Lycaenidae (The Blues, Coppers & Hairstreaks) Black Hairstreak Satyrium pruni Vagrant Brown Argus Aricia agestis Resident Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae Resident? Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Resident Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina Extinct 1987 Geranium Bronze Cacyreus marshalli Vagrant Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi Resident Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Resident Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus Rare Migrant Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus Resident Silver-studded Blue Plebeius argus Extinct 1929 Small Blue Cupido minimus Resident Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Resident White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album Resident Family Nymphalidae (The Vanessids, Fritillaries & Browns) Camberwell Beauty Nymphalis antiopa Rare Migrant Comma Polygonia c-album Resident Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja Resident Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Resident High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe Extinct 1960 Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica Vagrant Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros Rare Migrant Map Araschnia levana Rare Migrant Marbled White Melanargia galathea Resident Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Extinct Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Resident Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Migrant Peacock Inachis io Resident Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne Extinct 1968 Purple Emperor Apatura iris Resident Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Migrant Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Resident Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia Resident Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Resident Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Extinct 1960 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Resident Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Resident Wall Brown Lasiommata megera Resident? Poss. Extinct White Admiral Limenitis camilla Resident Family Papilionidae (The Swallowtails) Swallowtail Papilio machaon Rare Migrant Family Pieridae (The Whites & Sulphurs) Bath White Pontia daplidice Rare Migrant Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Resident Clouded Yellow Colias croceus Migrant Dappled White Euchloe simplonia Vagrant Green-veined White Pieris napi Resident Large White Pieris brassicae Resident Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Resident Pale Clouded Yellow Colias hyale Rare Migrant Small White Pieris rapae Resident Wood White Leptidea sinapis Resident   Species Champions Mike Slater is overall species champion for all species in Warwickshire with the following work with him as equal partners: Dingy Skipper Keith Warmington Grizzled Skipper   Phil Parr Wood White   Phil Parr White-letter Hairstreak   Keith Warmington Green Hairstreak   Steve Cheshire Brown Hairstreak   Richard Lamb Small Blue   Glyn Clark Purple Emperor   Richard Lamb White Admiral   John Liggins Silver-washed Fritillary     Dark Green Fritillary   Debbie Hibbitt Find out more about our Species Champions and how you can help on our Species Champions page. Species Mapping The butterfly distribution maps shown on this web site are based on survey data from 2005 to 2006. Click on a butterfly species from the list on this page for more information. Alternatively, you may view all species maps on a single page. Extinct Species in Warwickshire Sadly, due to habitat loss caused by a relentless increase in house and road building and other 'developments', Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull has lost several species of butterfly. Duke of Burgundy Pearl-bordered Fritillary Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Rare Species in Warwickshire Some species of butterfly in the region are under threat or severely restricted in their distribution and population. Species include the Dark Green Fritillary and the Small Blue. Migrant Species Painted Lady and Red Admiral are Migrant species which regularly occur in the region and are often seen in gardens. The Clouded Yellow is a less common migrant although in some years it can be seen in good numbers in areas of grassland where there are abundant wild flowers. Geranium Bronze This unexpected butterfly turned up in John Carter's garden in the summer of 2006. The Geranium Bronze is not a native butterfly and is a very unusual sighting in the UK. Find out about the Geranium Bronze Visit John Carter's web site  Privacy and Copyright Statement Thursday, 28 August, 2008 © Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire

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