Butterfly First Sightings 2008*
The table below lists the earliest sightings of resident and regular migrant butterfly species that occured in Warwickshire in 2008.
This data is gathered as each year progresses to provide up-to-date information about butterfly emergence. The data is based on information submitted via our online recording form and is not reviewed retrospectively to include sightings information from other sources.
The list below is in order of reported sighting date, with the latest species on the wing at the top of the list.
**First sighting dates are based on records submitted online. Note that these dates are not updated retrospectively to include records submitted to the branch recorder in other forms. If a species is missing, this is either due to records not being submitted online or because the species was not recorded in our region during that year.
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Annual First Sightings for 2008
| Species | Date | Location | Recorder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Skipper | 18-07-2008 | National Herb Centre and College Farm | Mike Slater |
| White Letter Hairstreak | 13-07-2008 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Purple Hairstreak | 04-07-2008 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Purple Emperor | 04-07-2008 | Bull & Butcher Wood and Princethorpe Great Wood | Mike Slater |
| Gatekeeper | 03-07-2008 | Baddesley Colliery Site | Keith Warmington |
| Dark Green Fritillary | 01-07-2008 | Oxhouse Farm | Mike Slater / Keith Warmington |
| White Admiral | 26-06-2008 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Silver Washed Fritillary | 23-06-2008 | Ryton Wood | Mike Astley |
| Small Skipper | 15-06-2008 | Focus Optics Corley | John Liggins |
| Ringlet | 15-06-2008 | Field Nr Southam | Glyn Clarke |
| Marbled White | 11-06-2008 | Southam Quarry | Mike Slater |
| Wood White | 06-06-2008 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Large Skipper | 29-05-2008 | Southam Quarry | Mike Slater |
| Meadow Brown | 24-05-2008 | Middleton Hall | Jeff Wesson |
| Brown Argus | 22-05-2008 | Ufton Fields | Mike Slater |
| Small Copper | 14-05-2008 | Badesley Ensor | Keith Warmington |
| Small Heath | 13-05-2008 | Lea Marston Lake Old Quarry Site | John Harris |
| Small Blue | 10-05-2008 | Bishops Hill | Glyn Clarke |
| Dingy Skipper | 05-05-2008 | Harbury Spoilbank South | Glyn Clarke |
| Green Hairstreak | 05-05-2008 | Ryton Wood Meadows BC Reserve | Mike Slater |
| Grizzled Skipper | 05-05-2008 | Harbury Spoilbank North | Glyn Clarke |
| Painted Lady | 28-04-2008 | Kingsbury Water Park | Alvin Burton |
| Common Blue | 26-04-2008 | Bucks Hill, Nuneaton | David Parker |
| Speckled Wood | 22-04-2008 | Ashlawn Cutting LNR - Rugby | Phil Parr |
| Large White | 22-04-2008 | Hillmorton, Rugby | Paul Nicholas |
| Holly Blue | 16-04-2008 | Wolston | John Rea |
| Green Veined White | 12-04-2008 | Wolston | John Rea |
| Small White | 04-04-2008 | Victoria Nature Reserve Studley | Robin Jarman |
| Orange Tip | 30-03-2008 | Mickleton | Andrew Beavan |
| Comma | 12-02-2008 | Victoria Nature Reserve, Studley | Robin Jarman |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 10-02-2008 | Judkins Quarry, Nuneaton | Jeff Wesson |
| Brimstone | 01-02-2008 | Hillers Garden Centre, Dunnington | Hilary Harvey |
| Peacock | 27-01-2008 | Snitterfield Bushes | Jack Watkins |
| Red Admiral | 17-01-2008 | Warwick | S. Taylor |