Butterfly First Sightings 2024*
The table below lists the earliest sightings of resident and regular migrant butterfly species that occured in Warwickshire in 2024.
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 2024
| Species | Date | Location | Recorder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Emperor | 25-06-2024 | Brandon Woods | John Coakley |
| Essex Skipper | 25-06-2024 | Hoar Park | Dave Corfield |
| White Letter Hairstreak | 24-06-2024 | Wolston | Steve Nikols |
| Small Skipper | 23-06-2024 | Brandon Marsh | Graham Rowling |
| Gatekeeper | 20-06-2024 | Ryton Wood Meadows | Mike Slater |
| Dark Green Fritillary | 20-06-2024 | Harbury Spoilbank | Steve Nikols & Gary Hobbs |
| Silver Washed Fritillary | 20-06-2024 | Ashlawn Cutting | Steve Wright |
| White Admiral | 20-06-2024 | Bubbenhall Wood | Steve Burgoyne |
| Purple Hairstreak | 20-06-2024 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Ringlet | 05-06-2024 | Southam Bypass | Tara Higgs |
| Marbled White | 05-06-2024 | Southam Bypass | Tara Higgs |
| Large Skipper | 27-05-2024 | Ryton Pools CP | Tony Penycate |
| Meadow Brown | 18-05-2024 | Studley | Mark Clarke |
| Small Heath | 12-05-2024 | Southam Bypass | Tara Higgs |
| Common Blue | 10-05-2024 | Bishops Hill | Tara Higgs |
| Small Copper | 07-05-2024 | Brandon Marsh | John Coakley |
| Brown Argus | 06-05-2024 | Southam Bypass | Tara Higgs |
| Dingy Skipper | 04-05-2024 | Bishops Itchington | Steve Wright |
| Small Blue | 04-05-2024 | Bishops Itchington | Steve Wright |
| Grizzled Skipper | 19-04-2024 | Bishops Hill | Tony Penycate |
| Green Hairstreak | 14-04-2024 | Brandon Marsh | John Coakley |
| Holly Blue | 01-04-2024 | Bishops Tachbrook | Steve Burgoyne |
| Green Veined White | 30-03-2024 | Sowe Valley, Coventry | Ann Hawker |
| Small White | 26-03-2024 | Nuneaton | Steve Nikols |
| Orange Tip | 25-03-2024 | Baddesley Ensor | Keith & Heather Warmington |
| Large White | 23-03-2024 | Wolvey Heath (Indoors) | Carol Hawley |
| Speckled Wood | 22-03-2024 | Sowe Valley, Coventry | Ann Hawker |
| Comma | 04-03-2024 | Cuttle Pool NR | Nick Wood |
| Painted Lady | 15-02-2024 | Wellesbourne | Lucy Flower |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 12-02-2024 | Ladywalk NR | Paul Proctor |
| Red Admiral | 01-02-2024 | Ryton on Dunsmore | Eleanor Sutton |
| Brimstone | 31-01-2024 | Compton Verney | Adam Webb |
| Peacock | 26-01-2024 | Ladywalk NR | Pete Forbes |