Butterfly First Sightings 2016*
The table below lists the earliest sightings of resident and regular migrant butterfly species that occured in Warwickshire in 2016.
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 2016
| Species | Date | Location | Recorder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Emperor | 06-07-2016 | Oversley Wood | Mike Slater et al |
| White Letter Hairstreak | 03-07-2016 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Essex Skipper | 03-07-2016 | Crimscote Downs | Jonathan Bowley |
| Gatekeeper | 02-07-2016 | Mancetter Quarry | Andy Barnsley |
| White Admiral | 25-06-2016 | Oversley Wood | John Carter |
| Silver Washed Fritillary | 25-06-2016 | Oversley Wood | John Carter |
| Purple Hairstreak | 24-06-2016 | Oversley Green | David White |
| Small Skipper | 24-06-2016 | Studley Common NR | Robin Jarman |
| Marbled White | 21-06-2016 | Bishops Hill | Glyn Clarke |
| Dark Green Fritillary | 21-06-2016 | Harbury North | Mike Slater |
| Ringlet | 14-06-2016 | Long Itchington Cutting | Mike Slater |
| Meadow Brown | 12-06-2016 | Stockton Meadow | Mark Searle |
| Clouded Yellow | 02-06-2016 | Swift Valley | Steve Batt & Steve Wright |
| Painted Lady | 27-05-2016 | Radford Semele canal | Mike Slater |
| Brown Argus | 24-05-2016 | Nr. Studley | Geoff Thompson |
| Large Skipper | 23-05-2016 | Bubbenhall Woods Meadow | Stephen Batt, Steven Cheshire & Jo Hands |
| Wood White | 20-05-2016 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Small Heath | 16-05-2016 | Land near Spernal Farm, nr Studley | Geoff Thompson |
| Common Blue | 15-05-2016 | Kingsbury Colliery Spoilheap | Andy Barnsley |
| Dingy Skipper | 07-05-2016 | Kingsbury Colliery Spoilheap / Stockton Cutting | Andy Barnsley / Neil Payne |
| Small Blue | 05-05-2016 | Stockton Cutting | Brian Sherwin |
| Grizzled Skipper | 04-05-2016 | Harbury Spoilbank South | Gillian Thompson |
| Small Copper | 04-05-2016 | Fenny Compton Tunnels | Gillian Thompson |
| Green Hairstreak | 04-05-2016 | Ryton Pools Country Park | Ben Coleman |
| Holly Blue | 21-04-2016 | South Street, Atherstone | Andy Barnsley |
| Green Veined White | 13-04-2016 | Ashlawn Cutting | Steve Batt |
| Large White | 08-04-2016 | Lilbourne | Dorothy Angela Newhouse |
| Orange Tip | 02-04-2016 | Stockton Cutting | Steve Batt |
| Small White | 25-03-2016 | Bedworth | Ian Grey |
| Speckled Wood | 25-03-2016 | Wainbody Wood | Neil James Sutton |
| Comma | 13-03-2016 | Knowle Hill, Kenilworth | Glyn Clarke |
| Brimstone | 21-02-2016 | Pagets Pool Escarpment | Mike Slater |
| Red Admiral | 20-02-2016 | Fenwick Drive, Rugby | Carl Jones |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 31-01-2016 | Shanklin Drive, Weddington, Nuneaton | Alvin Burton |
| Peacock | 11-01-2016 | Packwood | Adrian Smith |