Butterfly First Sightings 2018*
The table below lists the earliest sightings of resident and regular migrant butterfly species that occured in Warwickshire in 2018.
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 2018
| Species | Date | Location | Recorder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Hairstreak | 27-07-2018 | Ryton Meadows | Ivor Davies & Helen Burnett |
| Clouded Yellow | 15-07-2018 | Salford Priors | Jonathan Bowley |
| Essex Skipper | 27-06-2018 | Warwick | John Clift |
| Gatekeeper | 26-06-2018 | Abbey Farm Wolvey | Jonathan Slee |
| Purple Emperor | 22-06-2018 | Oversley Wood | Mike Slater |
| White Letter Hairstreak | 19-06-2018 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Silver Washed Fritillary | 18-06-2018 | Wappenbury Wood | Maureen Southgate |
| Purple Hairstreak | 17-06-2018 | Ryton Meadows | Mark Searle |
| Small Skipper | 15-06-2018 | Brook Meadow | Jonathan Bowley |
| White Admiral | 15-06-2018 | Wappenbury Wood | Terry Southgate |
| Marbled White | 11-06-2018 | Southam Bypass North | Mike Slater |
| Dark Green Fritillary | 11-06-2018 | Fossedene Manor | Mike Slater |
| Ringlet | 09-06-2018 | Stockton Cutting | Mike Slater |
| Meadow Brown | 02-06-2018 | Paget's Pool | Ivor Davies |
| Brown Argus | 22-05-2018 | Long Itchington Cutting | Ivor Davies |
| Painted Lady | 20-05-2018 | Grendon/Fenny Compton | K Warmington/M Slater |
| Small Heath | 19-05-2018 | Kingsbury Colliery Spoilheap | K & HJ Warmington |
| Wood White | 19-05-2018 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Large Skipper | 18-05-2018 | Ettington Cutting | Richard Lamb |
| Common Blue | 15-05-2018 | Cladswell | Mark & Mary Preston |
| Small Copper | 14-05-2018 | Sutton Coldfield | Robert Pugh |
| Small Blue | 12-05-2018 | Southam Bypass North | Mike Slater |
| Dingy Skipper | 07-05-2018 | Southam Bypass North | Mike Slater |
| Grizzled Skipper | 04-05-2018 | Honeybourne | Richard Lamb |
| Green Hairstreak | 26-04-2018 | Ryton Meadows | M. Slater/I. Davies |
| Orange Tip | 18-04-2018 | Various | P. Parr, R. Adams, G. Clarke, N. Kiteley and others |
| Green Veined White | 18-04-2018 | Kenilworth | Glyn Clarke |
| Speckled Wood | 14-04-2018 | Sutton Coldfield | Sue Walker |
| Holly Blue | 07-04-2018 | Bidford on Avon | Ann Hand |
| Small White | 05-04-2018 | Coventry | Paul Cashmore |
| Large White | 13-03-2018 | Fen End | Jo And Pete Hamer |
| Comma | 11-03-2018 | Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa | Stephen Howarth |
| Peacock | 11-03-2018 | GU Canal between Saltisford and Hatton | Neil Payne |
| Brimstone | 28-01-2018 | Idlicote | Jonathan Bowley |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 28-01-2018 | Clifton Road allotments | Ian Martindale |
| Red Admiral | 10-01-2018 | Bermuda Park, Nuneaton | Tim Dray |