Butterfly First Sightings 2019*
The table below lists the earliest sightings of resident and regular migrant butterfly species that occured in Warwickshire in 2019.
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 2019
| Species | Date | Location | Recorder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Hairstreak | 24-07-2019 | Ryton Wood Meadows | Steve Stroud |
| Essex Skipper | 02-07-2019 | Brandon Marsh | Eleanor Sutton |
| Gatekeeper | 30-06-2019 | Barford | Alison Booth |
| Purple Emperor | 28-06-2019 | Oversley Wood | Richard Lamb |
| Clouded Yellow | 28-06-2019 | Yellowlands, Bishops Itchington | Hugh Woodland |
| Purple Hairstreak | 28-06-2019 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Silver Washed Fritillary | 27-06-2019 | Ryton Wood | Tony Penycate |
| White Admiral | 20-06-2019 | Ryton Wood | Eleanor Sutton |
| White Letter Hairstreak | 19-06-2019 | Ryton Wood Meadows | Tony Penycate |
| Dark Green Fritillary | 19-06-2019 | Bishops Hill | Wendy Seaton |
| Small Skipper | 16-06-2019 | Little Haven | Steven Wright |
| Marbled White | 12-06-2019 | Fossedene Meadow | Ian Neal |
| Ringlet | 09-06-2019 | Ashlawn Cutting | Steven Wright |
| Painted Lady | 02-06-2019 | Ryton Wood Meadow | Mike Slater |
| Meadow Brown | 31-05-2019 | Purley Quarry, Mancetter | K & HJ Warmington |
| Pearl Bordered Fritillary | 21-05-2019 | Ryton Wood Meadows | Mike Slater |
| Large Skipper | 21-05-2019 | Jubilee Wood, Keresley | Eleanor Sutton |
| Wood White | 13-05-2019 | Paget's Pool | Mike Slater |
| Small Blue | 12-05-2019 | Bishops Hill/Yellowland | Neil Freeman |
| Common Blue | 12-05-2019 | Brandon Marsh | John Coakley |
| Small Heath | 11-05-2019 | Brandon Marsh | John Coakley |
| Brown Argus | 05-05-2019 | Bishops Hill | Mark Searle |
| Dingy Skipper | 23-04-2019 | Stockton | Tony Penycate |
| Grizzled Skipper | 19-04-2019 | Cuttle Pool NR | Adrian Smith |
| Green Hairstreak | 19-04-2019 | Malpass Farm | Steve Wright |
| Large White | 29-03-2019 | Watling Street, Nuneaton | Jeff Jordan |
| Orange Tip | 28-03-2019 | RSPB Middleton Lakes | Dave Corfield |
| Green Veined White | 27-03-2019 | Welcome Hills, Stratford-on-Avon | Richard Dinsdale |
| Small Copper | 26-03-2019 | Ryton Wood Meadows | Eleanor Sutton |
| Holly Blue | 23-03-2019 | Chadwick End Allotments | Jo and Pete Hamer |
| Small White | 19-03-2019 | Temple Balsall Churchyard | Adrian Smith |
| Speckled Wood | 27-02-2019 | Ashlawn Cutting | Tony Penycate |
| Comma | 21-02-2019 | Black Bank Meadows | Eleanor Sutton |
| Peacock | 21-02-2019 | Kenilworth Common | Glyn Clarke |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 14-02-2019 | Cherry Orchard, Kenilworth | Glyn Clarke |
| Brimstone | 14-02-2019 | Lime Avenue,Leamington Spa | Richard Dinsdale |
| Red Admiral | 08-02-2019 | Hillfields, Coventry | Ady Quinn |