Due to the abundance of flowers present throughout most of the year, the site has a list of 16 butterflies. All of these are the common everyday species one would expect to find in a grassland setting. Hopefully one day I might come across a Clouded Yellow feeding on the Black Knapweed.
English Name | Scientific Name | Comments |
Large White | Pieris brassicae | Common |
Small White | Artogeia rapae | Common |
Green-veined White | Artogeia napi | Common |
Brimstone | Gonepteryx rhamni | Common |
Orange Tip | Anthocharis cardamines | Common |
Peacock | Inachis io | Common |
Small Tortoiseshell | Aglais urticae | Common |
Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta | Common |
Comma | Polygonia c-album | Common |
Meadow Brown | Maniola jurtina | Common |
Gatekeeper | Pyronia tithonus | Common |
Small Copper | Lycaena phlaeas | Common |
Common Blue | Polyommatus icarus | Common |
Holly Blue | Celastrina argiolus | Common |
Small Skipper | Thymelicus flavus | Common |
Large Skipper | Ochlodes venatus | Common |