Butterfly First Sightings 2015*
The table below lists the earliest sightings of resident and regular migrant butterfly species that occured in Warwickshire in 2015.
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 2015
| Species | Date | Location | Recorder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Hairstreak | 07-09-2015 | Ryton Wood Meadows | Mike Slater |
| Essex Skipper | 10-07-2015 | Fenny Compton | John Clift |
| Purple Hairstreak | 03-07-2015 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| White Letter Hairstreak | 02-07-2015 | Alne Wood | Mike Slater |
| Purple Emperor | 02-07-2015 | Spernal Park | Mike Slater |
| White Admiral | 27-06-2015 | Oversley Wood | Mike Slater |
| Gatekeeper | 27-06-2015 | Draycote Meadow | Andrew Haynes |
| Silver Washed Fritillary | 25-06-2015 | Coughton Court | Mike Slater |
| Ringlet | 16-06-2015 | Fenny Compton/Stamford Hall | M. Slater/J.Carter |
| Small Skipper | 15-06-2015 | Draycote Meadows | Dorothy Angela Newhouse |
| Meadow Brown | 11-06-2015 | Southam By-pass/Bishops Bowl | Glyn Clarke/M. Slater |
| Dark Green Fritillary | 10-06-2015 | Fossedean Manor | John Clift |
| Marbled White | 10-06-2015 | Ryton Island | Mike Slater |
| Clouded Yellow | 05-06-2015 | Kenilworth | Margaret Vickery |
| Wood White | 03-06-2015 | Ryton Wood | Rob Adams |
| Large Skipper | 03-06-2015 | Polesworth Abbey Meadow | Keith Warmington & John Allton |
| Painted Lady | 25-05-2015 | Pillerton Priors / Ashlawn Cutting | John Carter / Mrs Allen |
| Brown Argus | 15-05-2015 | Binton Verge | Richard Lamb |
| Common Blue | 13-05-2015 | Bishop's Hill | Tony Brown, John Carter and Richard Southwell |
| Small Heath | 12-05-2015 | Nr Bannams Wood | Cherry Greenway |
| Small Blue | 04-05-2015 | Southam Bypass/Bishops Hill | Glyn Clarke/Neil Freeman |
| Dingy Skipper | 27-04-2015 | Bishop's Hill | Nigel Kiteley |
| Small Copper | 23-04-2015 | Shustoke Reservoir | John Bares |
| Green Hairstreak | 23-04-2015 | Bishop's Hill | Robert Hazell |
| Grizzled Skipper | 20-04-2015 | Stockton Cutting | Steve Batt |
| Holly Blue | 08-04-2015 | Coventry | Bill Gill & Paul Cashmore |
| Speckled Wood | 08-04-2015 | Olton | Neil Freeman |
| Orange Tip | 07-04-2015 | Priory Lane | John Rea |
| Large White | 06-04-2015 | Hillmorton | Paul Nicholas |
| Small White | 06-04-2015 | Rugby | Mike Slater |
| Green Veined White | 05-04-2015 | Studley | Robin Jarman |
| Comma | 10-03-2015 | Garden - Broom | Mark and Mary Preston |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 08-02-2015 | Knowle | Peter Hanson |
| Red Admiral | 09-01-2015 | Warwick / Coventry | Stan Taylor / Matthew Shepherd |
| Brimstone | 08-01-2015 | Old Nuns Wood | John Balls |
| Peacock | 01-01-2015 | Myton Crescent, Leamington Spa | David Beal |