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First sightings of butterflies in Yorkshire reported via the website in
2012 note that sightings sent only to VC recorders do not automatically appear here.
We encourage you to submit your sightings to
your Vice County Recorder details of whom can be found on the Recorders page.
For first sightings in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011 click on the year
| Vernacular
name
|
Scientific
name
|
First
sighting
|
Approximate
Location
|
Recorder
|
| Brimstone |
Gonepteryx
rhamni |
|
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| Brown
Argus |
Aricia
agestis |
|
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| Comma |
Polygonia
c-album |
|
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| Common
Blue |
Polyommatus
icarus |
|
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| Dark
Green Fritillary |
Argynnis
aglaja |
|
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| Dingy
Skipper |
Erynnis
tages |
|
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| Duke
of Burgundy |
Hamearis
lucina |
|
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| Gatekeeper |
Pyronia
tithonus |
|
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| Grayling |
Hipparchia
semele |
|
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| Green
Hairstreak |
Callophrys
rubi |
|
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| Green-veined
White |
Pieris
napi |
|
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| Holly
Blue |
Celastrina
argiolus |
|
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| Large
Heath |
Coenonympha
tullia |
|
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| Large
Skipper |
Ochlodes
venata |
|
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| Large
White |
Pieris
brassicae |
|
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| Marbled
White |
Melanargia
galathea |
|
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| Meadow
Brown |
Maniola
jurtina |
|
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| Northern
Brown Argus |
Aricia
artaxerxes |
|
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| Orange-tip |
Anthocharis
cardamines |
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| Painted
Lady |
Vanessa
cardui |
|
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| Peacock |
Inachis
io |
|
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| Pearl-bordered
Fritillary |
Boloria
euphrosyne |
|
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| Purple
Hairstreak |
Neozephyrus
quercus |
|
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| Red
Admiral |
Vanessa
atalanta |
09.01.12 |
Heworth/Acomb (VC62) |
Rick Ward |
| Ringlet |
Aphantopus
hyperantus |
|
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| Small
Copper |
Lycaena
phlaeas |
|
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| Small
Heath |
Coenonympha
pamphilus |
|
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| Small
Pearl-bordered Fritillary |
Boloria
selene |
|
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| Small
Skipper |
Thymelicus
sylvestris |
|
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| Small
Tortoiseshell |
Aglais
urticae |
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| Small
White |
Pieris
rapae |
|
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| Speckled
Wood |
Pararge
aegeria |
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| Wall |
Lasiommata
megera |
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| White-letter
Hairstreak |
Satyrium
w-album |
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