Tweet Sunday, 5 February, 2012 homebutterfliesmothseventspressrecordingprojectsreservemembershipmagazinedownloadaboutcontactlinks Butterflies of Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull The areas of 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 as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation. 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. The sample map above shows the distribution of the Common Blue in the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire region based on survey data from the year 2000 to 2009 inclusive. Species Mapping The butterfly distribution maps shown on this web site are based on survey data from the year 2000 onwards. You may compare up to four specific species by selecting from the options below. Species 1 select Bath White Black Hairstreak Black-veined White Brimstone Brown Argus Brown Hairstreak Camberwell Beauty Chalkhill Blue Chequered Skipper Clouded Yellow Comma Common Blue Dappled White Dark Green Fritillary Dingy Skipper Duke of Burgundy Essex Skipper Gatekeeper Geranium Bronze Green Hairstreak Green-veined White Grizzled Skipper High Brown Fritillary Holly Blue Large Skipper Large Tortoiseshell Large White Long-tailed Blue Map Marbled White Marsh Fritillary Mazarine Blue Meadow Brown Orange-tip Painted Lady Pale Clouded Yellow Peacock Pearl-bordered Fritillary Purple Emperor Purple Hairstreak Red Admiral Ringlet Silver-studded Blue Silver-washed Fritillary Small Blue Small Copper Small Heath Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Small Skipper Small Tortoiseshell Small White Speckled Wood Swallowtail Wall Brown White Admiral White-letter Hairstreak Wood White Species 2 select Bath White Black Hairstreak Black-veined White Brimstone Brown Argus Brown Hairstreak Camberwell Beauty Chalkhill Blue Chequered Skipper Clouded Yellow Comma Common Blue Dappled White Dark Green Fritillary Dingy Skipper Duke of Burgundy Essex Skipper Gatekeeper Geranium Bronze Green Hairstreak Green-veined White Grizzled Skipper High Brown Fritillary Holly Blue Large Skipper Large Tortoiseshell Large White Long-tailed Blue Map Marbled White Marsh Fritillary Mazarine Blue Meadow Brown Orange-tip Painted Lady Pale Clouded Yellow Peacock Pearl-bordered Fritillary Purple Emperor Purple Hairstreak Red Admiral Ringlet Silver-studded Blue Silver-washed Fritillary Small Blue Small Copper Small Heath Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Small Skipper Small Tortoiseshell Small White Speckled Wood Swallowtail Wall Brown White Admiral White-letter Hairstreak Wood White Species 3 select Bath White Black Hairstreak Black-veined White Brimstone Brown Argus Brown Hairstreak Camberwell Beauty Chalkhill Blue Chequered Skipper Clouded Yellow Comma Common Blue Dappled White Dark Green Fritillary Dingy Skipper Duke of Burgundy Essex Skipper Gatekeeper Geranium Bronze Green Hairstreak Green-veined White Grizzled Skipper High Brown Fritillary Holly Blue Large Skipper Large Tortoiseshell Large White Long-tailed Blue Map Marbled White Marsh Fritillary Mazarine Blue Meadow Brown Orange-tip Painted Lady Pale Clouded Yellow Peacock Pearl-bordered Fritillary Purple Emperor Purple Hairstreak Red Admiral Ringlet Silver-studded Blue Silver-washed Fritillary Small Blue Small Copper Small Heath Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Small Skipper Small Tortoiseshell Small White Speckled Wood Swallowtail Wall Brown White Admiral White-letter Hairstreak Wood White Species 4 select Bath White Black Hairstreak Black-veined White Brimstone Brown Argus Brown Hairstreak Camberwell Beauty Chalkhill Blue Chequered Skipper Clouded Yellow Comma Common Blue Dappled White Dark Green Fritillary Dingy Skipper Duke of Burgundy Essex Skipper Gatekeeper Geranium Bronze Green Hairstreak Green-veined White Grizzled Skipper High Brown Fritillary Holly Blue Large Skipper Large Tortoiseshell Large White Long-tailed Blue Map Marbled White Marsh Fritillary Mazarine Blue Meadow Brown Orange-tip Painted Lady Pale Clouded Yellow Peacock Pearl-bordered Fritillary Purple Emperor Purple Hairstreak Red Admiral Ringlet Silver-studded Blue Silver-washed Fritillary Small Blue Small Copper Small Heath Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Small Skipper Small Tortoiseshell Small White Speckled Wood Swallowtail Wall Brown White Admiral White-letter Hairstreak Wood White Year Select a Year 2000-2009 (10yrs) 2009 (1yr) 2007 (1yr)   You can also view distribution maps of all of the species which occur or have occurred in Warwickshire. Year Select a Year 2000-2009 (10yrs) 2009 (1yr) 2007 (1yr)   Branch Butterfly Species Champions Brown Hairstreak Gillian Thompson Dark Green Fritillary   Debbie Cheshire Dingy Skipper   Keith Warmington Green Hairstreak   Steven Cheshire Grizzled Skipper   Phil Parr Purple Emperor   Terry Southgate Purple Emperor   Richard Lamb Silver-washed Fritillary   Steven Cheshire Small Blue   Mike Slater White Admiral   John Liggins White-letter Hairstreak   Keith Warmington Wood White   Phil Parr     Find out more about Species and Landscape Champions and their role in protecting our butterflies and their habitats in our region. Dark Green Fritillaries at Oxhouse Farm - PRIVATE SITE Anyone wishing to visit Oxhouse Farm to see the Dark Green Fritillary should be aware that YOU REQUIRE PERMISSION TO WALK IN THE MEADOWS. The butterfly can be seen however from the public footpath which runs through the meadow. We politely request that you no not stray into the meadow without permission from the land owners. Please do not assume that other people on the meadow give you a right to also wander from the public footpath. Anyone visiting the site without permission do so at their own risk. In the interest of the butterflies and this important habitat, Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire wish to avoid any conflict with the Trustees of Oxhouse Farm meadows (The Neal Trust) which may compromise future access, good will and the on-going managment of the site for wildlife. The Warwickshire branch committee and the Neal Trust would like to thank you for your co-operation on this matter. Species Information Click on a butterfly species from the list below for more information and photographs about the species and its status in Warwickshire. The Skippers (Family Hesperiidae) Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon Extinct 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 The Blues, Coppers & Hairstreaks (Family Lycaenidae) Black Hairstreak Satyrium pruni Extinct Brown Argus Aricia agestis Resident Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae Resident Chalkhill Blue Polyommatus coridon Extinct Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Resident Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina Extinct Geranium Bronze Cacyreus marshalli Vagrant Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi Resident Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Resident Long-tailed Blue Lampides boeticus Vagrant Mazarine Blue Polyommatus semiargus Extinct Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus Resident Silver-studded Blue Plebeius argus Extinct Small Blue Cupido minimus Resident Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Resident White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album Resident The Vanessids, Fritillaries & Browns (Family Nymphalidae) 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 Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychloros Rare Migrant Map Araschnia levana Vagrant Marbled White Melanargia galathea Resident Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia Extinct Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Resident Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Migrant Peacock Aglais io Resident Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne Extinct 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 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Resident Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Resident Wall Brown Lasiommata megera Extinct White Admiral Limenitis camilla Resident The Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae) Swallowtail Papilio machaon Vagrant The Whites & Sulphurs (Family Pieridae) Bath White Pontia daplidice Rare Migrant Black-veined White Aporia crataegi Extinct 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 Extinct Species in Warwickshire Due to habitat loss, our region has lost several species of butterfly including the Duke of Burgundy, Pearl-bordered Fritillary, and 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 in Warwickshire 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. Unexpected Species in Warwickshire 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. 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