Butterflies
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
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English Name |
Scientific name |
Comments |
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Large White |
Pieris brassicae |
Common |
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Small White |
Artogeia rapae |
Common |
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Green-veined White |
Artogeia napi |
Common |
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Brimstone |
Gonepteryx rhamni |
Common |
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Orange Tip |
Anthocharis cardamines |
Common |
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Peacock |
Inachis io |
Common |
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Small Tortoiseshell |
Aglais urticae |
Common |
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Red Admiral |
Vanessa atalanta |
Common |
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Comma |
Polygonia c-album |
Common |
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Meadow Brown |
Maniola jurtina |
Common |
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Gatekeeper |
Pyronia tithonus |
Common |
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Small Copper |
Lycaena phlaeas |
Common |
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Common Blue |
Polyommatus icarus |
Common |
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Holly Blue |
Celastrina argiolus |
Common |
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Small Skipper |
Thymelicus flavus |
Common |
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Large Skipper |
Ochlodes venatus |
Common |
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