| Kent Butterflies Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is not a
definitive species list but represents species most likley to be
seen in Kent. This list does not include rare migrants.
Please select a species from the list
| HESPERIIDAE (Skippers) | ||
| Thymelicus sylvestris | ||
| Essex Skipper | Thymelicus lineola | |
| Silver-spotted Skipper | Hesperia comma | |
| Large Skipper | Ochlodes sylvanus | |
| Dingy Skipper | Erynnis tages | |
| Grizzled Skipper | Pyrgus malvae | |
| PIERIDAE (Whites) | ||
| Clouded Yellow | Colias croceus | |
| Brimstone | Gonepteryx rhamni | |
| Large White | Pieris brassicae | |
| Small White | Pieris rapae | |
| Green-veined White | Pieris napi | |
| Orange Tip | Anthocharis cardamines | |
| LYCAENIDAE (Blues) | ||
| Green Hairstreak | Callophrys rubi | |
| Purple Hairstreak | Neozephyrus quercus | |
| White-letter Hairstreak | Satyrium w-album | |
| Small Copper | Lycaena phlaeas | |
| Small Blue | Cupido minimus | |
| Brown Argus | Plebeius agestis | |
| Common Blue | Polyommatus icarus | |
| Chalkhill Blue | Polyommatus coridon | |
| Adonis Blue | Polyommatus bellargus | |
| Holly Blue | Celastrina argiolus | |
| Duke of Burgundy | Hamearis lucina | |
| NYMPHALIDAE (Vanessids & Fritillaries) | ||
| White Admiral | Limenitis camilla | |
| Purple Emperor | Apatura iris | |
| Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta | |
| Painted Lady | Cynthia cardui | |
| Small Tortoiseshell | Aglais urticae | |
| Peacock | Inachis io | |
| Comma | Polygonia c-album | |
| Pearl-bordered Fritillary | Boloria euphrosyne | |
| Dark Green Fritillary | Argynnis aglaja | |
| Silver-washed Fritillary | Argynnis paphia | |
| Heath Fritillary | Melitaea athalia | |
| SATYRIDAE (Browns) | ||
| Speckled Wood | Pararge aegeria | |
| Wall Brown | Lasiommata megera | |
| Marbled White | Melanargia galathea | |
| Grayling | Hipparchia semele | |
| Gatekeeper | Pyronia tithonus | |
| Meadow Brown | Maniola jurtina | |
| Small Heath | Coenonympha pamphilus | |
| Ringlet | Aphantopus hyperantus |