Butterflies - 2022 (58 of the 59)

Of the  59  UK species of butterflies, I have now seen and photographed  58  species, all of the English and Scottish Butterflies.

- a visit to Scotland at the end of May and early June '22 proved productive for my 57th species, that being the Chequered Skipper. This was found at two sites; Glasdrum in Appin and Allt Mhuic (north shores of Loch Arkaig)

- Then I travelled back from Scotland for three nights staying in a lovely vilage of Boot in Cumbria and was lucky to see my 58th species, the Mountain Ringlet. This was at Irton Fell which I tried at last year, unsuccessfully. So yippee.

Now, many people I have spoken to, do not bother with the 59th species, which is the Cryptic Wood White in Ireland. It is difficult to tell apart from the English Wood White other than scrutinising the genitals !! However, for completeness I may take a City break to Belfast and visit a reserve to see it, one year.


Just one butterfly yet to be found and hopefully photograph to be able to reach the 59 but for now I am content with 58 !

2023 (May/June) ?- No: 59 TBD

59. Cryptic Wood White  
Identical to Cryptic Wood White but for the genitals
Ireland (County Armagh, Northern Ireland) - WWT Castle Espie and Stangford Lough. Also, Craigavon Lakes, County Armagh, NI. Or under cliff area of Rosslare right by the ferry port, ROI.

 

 

2022 - No: 57 & 58

57. Chequered Skipper    (Glasdrum and Allt Mhuic - Scotland / Possibly Rockingham Forest, Northampton - re-introduction project from Belgium populations)
58. Mountain Ringlet        (Irton Fell, Cumbria and Scotland if you know where to go and climb !)

 

 

No: 52 to 56 from 2021

52. Swallowtail - Papilio machaon ssp. britannicus
53. Large Heath        (Northern Species - Scotland, Cumbria, North West, Wales, Ireland)
54. Scotch Argus         (Scotland and Cumbria)
55. High Brown Fritillary      (Dartmoor, Devon and Cumbria)
56. Northern Brown Argus (Northern England and Scotland)

No: 1 to 51 from the previous years

Here are 3 photos of each species

1. Dingy Skipper
2. Grizzled Skipper
3. Essex Skipper
4. Small Skipper
5. Lulworth Skipper
6. Silver-spotted Skipper
7. Large Skipper
8. Wood White
9. Orange-tip
10. Large White
11. Small White
12. Green-veined White
13. Clouded Yellow
14. Brimstone
15. Wall
16. Speckled Wood
17. Small Heath
18. Ringlet
19. Meadow Brown
20. Gatekeeper
21. Marbled White
22. Grayling
23. Pearl-bordered Fritillary
24. Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
25. Silver-washed Fritillary
26. Dark Green Fritillary
27. White Admiral
28. Purple Emperor
29. Red Admiral
30. Painted Lady
31. Peacock
32. Small Tortoiseshell
33. Comma
34. Marsh Fritillary
35. Glanville Fritillary
36. Heath Fritillary
37. Duke of Burgundy
38. Small Copper (1st and 2nd pictures are an aberration ab.caeruleopunctata (row of blue dots). (There are 140  named aberrations known to occur in Britain)
39. Brown Hairstreak
40. Purple Hairstreak
41. Green Hairstreak
42. White-letter Hairstreak
43. Black Hairstreak
44. Small Blue
45. Holly Blue
46. Large Blue
47. Silver-studded Blue
48. Brown Argus
49. Common Blue
50. Adonis Blue
51. Chalk hill Blue

 

 

 

 

Long-tailed Blue         (Uncertain migrant from the Mediterranean (not included in 59) and now regularly found on the South Coast - 2015 and 2019 were good years)
laying eggs