Wiltshire Butterfly Conservation

Latest Sightings

Date Species Location Submitter
2026-07-22 Small Skipper Essex Skipper Large Skipper Dingy Skipper Clouded Yellow Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Small Blue Brown Argus Common Blue Chalkhill Blue Adonis Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Peacock Wall Brown Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Small Heath Rainscombe — Giant’s Grave (SU16486335) Wayne Ford
2026-07-22 Small Skipper Large Skipper Clouded Yellow Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak White-letter Hairstreak Small Copper Brown Argus Common Blue Chalkhill Blue Adonis Blue Holly Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Small Tortoiseshell Peacock Speckled Wood Wall Brown Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Small Heath Rainscombe — Oare Hill (SU16486422) Wayne Ford
2026-07-22 Small Skipper Dingy Skipper Clouded Yellow Large White Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Small Blue Brown Argus Common Blue Chalkhill Blue Adonis Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Peacock Wall Brown Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Small Heath Rainscombe — Huish Hangings (SU15686383) Wayne Ford
2026-07-15 Small Skipper Large Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak Small Copper Common Blue Holly Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Small Tortoiseshell Peacock Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Coate Water (South meadow) (SU17988158) Wayne Ford
2026-07-08 Small Skipper Large Skipper Large White Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Holly Blue Red Admiral Peacock Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Coate Water (East meadow) (SU18158170) Wayne Ford
2026-07-08 Small Skipper Large Skipper Large White Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak Small Copper Holly Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Peacock Comma Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Coate Water (South meadow) (SU17988158) Wayne Ford
2026-07-08 Small Skipper Essex Skipper Large Skipper Large White Green-veined White Small Copper Red Admiral Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Coate Water (North meadow) (SU17798183) Wayne Ford
2026-07-05 Small Skipper Large Skipper Large White Small White Green-veined White White-letter Hairstreak Holly Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Peacock Comma Speckled Wood Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Pinkcombe (SU17858031) Wayne Ford
2026-05-30 Large Skipper Small Copper Common Blue Holly Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Small Tortoiseshell Speckled Wood Meadow Brown Small Heath Pinkcombe (SU17858031) Wayne Ford
2026-05-05 Dingy Skipper Grizzled Skipper Clouded Yellow Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Green Hairstreak Small Copper Small Blue Brown Argus Common Blue Adonis Blue Holly Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Peacock Wall Brown Small Heath Rainscombe — Huish Hangings (SU15686383) Wayne Ford
2026-05-05 Dingy Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Orange-tip Small Copper Small Blue Brown Argus Common Blue Holly Blue Painted Lady Speckled Wood Wall Brown Small Heath Rainscombe — Oare Hill (SU16486422) Wayne Ford
2026-05-05 Dingy Skipper Grizzled Skipper Large White Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Brown Argus Common Blue Adonis Blue Red Admiral Marsh Fritillary Wall Brown Small Heath Rainscombe — Giant’s Grave (SU16486335) Wayne Ford
2026-05-01 Grizzled Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Orange-tip Holly Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Peacock Speckled Wood Shorncote (Wiltshire) (SU 0350 96) Wayne Ford
2025-11-04 Red Admiral Speckled Wood Wall Brown Brigmerston (SU16114611) Wayne Ford
2025-11-01 Red Admiral Tilshead (SU03364758) Wayne Ford
2025-10-18 Speckled Wood Wall Brown Barrow Clump (SU16514698) Wayne Ford
2025-10-09 Brimstone Green-veined White Small Copper Red Admiral Peacock Speckled Wood Wall Brown Fyfield Down (SU13737068) Wayne Ford
2025-08-09 Silver-spotted Skipper Clouded Yellow Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Brown Hairstreak Purple Hairstreak Brown Argus Common Blue Chalkhill Blue Red Admiral Peacock Speckled Wood Wall Brown Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Small Heath Warren Hill — South of Great Perham Copse (SU26124810) Wayne Ford
2025-08-05 Small Skipper Silver-spotted Skipper Clouded Yellow Large White Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Brown Argus Common Blue Chalkhill Blue Red Admiral Peacock Comma Speckled Wood Wall Brown Meadow Brown Small Heath Warren Hill — South of Great Perham Copse (SU26124810) Wayne Ford
2025-07-26 Large White Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak White-letter Hairstreak Small Copper Common Blue Red Admiral Small Tortoiseshell Peacock Comma Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Pinkcombe Wood/Oaken Ground Copse northern boundary (SU17708075) Wayne Ford
2025-07-16 Small Skipper Large Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Brown Hairstreak Purple Hairstreak Common Blue Red Admiral Peacock Comma Silver-washed Fritillary Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Somerford Common (SU02968652) Wayne Ford
2025-07-16 Small Skipper Large Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Brown Hairstreak Purple Hairstreak Small Copper Common Blue Red Admiral Peacock Comma Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Silver-washed Fritillary WWT Ravensroost Wood (SU02338797) Wayne Ford
2025-07-14 Small Skipper Large White Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak Common Blue Peacock Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Coate Water (South meadow) (SU17988158) Wayne Ford
2025-07-14 Small Skipper Large Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Common Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Peacock Comma Speckled Wood Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Badbury Wick (SU18748137) Wayne Ford
2025-06-27 Small/Essex Skipper Small Skipper Large Skipper Large White Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Red Admiral Comma Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet WWT Echo Lodge Meadows (SU03998542) Wayne Ford
2025-06-27 Small Skipper Large Skipper Large White Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak White Admiral Red Admiral Comma Silver-washed Fritillary Speckled Wood Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Webbs Wood (SU03788579) Wayne Ford
2025-06-23 Large Skipper Large White Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak White Admiral Purple Emperor Red Admiral Peacock Comma Silver-washed Fritillary Speckled Wood Meadow Brown Ringlet Scarlet Tiger Savernake Forest – Three Oak Hill/Column (SU22706494) Wayne Ford
2025-06-20 Small/Essex Skipper Small Skipper Large Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White White Admiral Red Admiral Peacock Comma Silver-washed Fritillary Speckled Wood Meadow Brown Ringlet Scarlet Tiger Somerford Common (SU02968652) Wayne Ford
2025-06-18 Small/Essex Skipper Small Skipper Large Skipper Dingy Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Common Blue Red Admiral Small Tortoiseshell Comma Speckled Wood Marbled White Meadow Brown Ringlet Small Heath Five-spot Burnet Cinnabar Burnet Companion Mother Shipton Boscombe Down West (SU18284212) Wayne Ford
2025-06-16 Small Skipper Large Skipper Large White Small White Red Admiral Painted Lady Small Tortoiseshell Marbled White Meadow Brown Ringlet Small Heath Five-spot Burnet Cinnabar Burnet Companion Waden Hill, Avebury (SU10456883) Wayne Ford
2025-06-04 Large Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Green Hairstreak Common Blue Red Admiral Small Tortoiseshell Peacock Speckled Wood Marbled White Meadow Brown Small Heath Lime Kiln Down (SU14392819) Wayne Ford
2025-05-28 Large Skipper Small Copper Common Blue Small Tortoiseshell Speckled Wood Meadow Brown Small Heath Stoke Common Meadows (SU07459068) Wayne Ford
2025-05-22 Large White Small White Green-veined White Common Blue Painted Lady Peacock Speckled Wood Fyfield Down (SU13737068) Wayne Ford
2025-05-14 Large White Small White Green-veined White Common Blue Holly Blue Red Admiral Peacock Wall Brown Small Heath Sunnyhill Farm – Pains (SU16146122) Wayne Ford
2025-05-14 Painted Lady Marsh Fritillary Small Heath Sunnyhill Fram – Pillbox (SU16436168) Wayne Ford
2025-05-14 Large White Orange-tip Brown Argus Holly Blue Painted Lady Peacock Speckled Wood Sunnyhill Farm – Lady Julia's Wood (SU16446191) Wayne Ford
2025-05-14 Common Blue Sunnyhill Farm – Link (SU16186258) Wayne Ford
2025-05-13 Dingy Skipper Grizzled Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Brown Argus Common Blue Adonis Blue Holly Blue Red Admiral Peacock Speckled Wood Wall Brown Small Heath Rainscombe — Oare Hill (SU16486422) Wayne Ford
2025-05-13 Dingy Skipper Grizzled Skipper Large White Small White Green-veined White Brown Argus Common Blue Adonis Blue Red Admiral Marsh Fritillary Wall Brown Small Heath Rainscombe — Giant’s Grave (SU16486335) Wayne Ford
2025-05-13 Dingy Skipper Grizzled Skipper Green Hairstreak Brown Argus Common Blue Adonis Blue Holly Blue Red Admiral Marsh Fritillary Wall Brown Small Heath Rainscombe — Huish Hangings (SU15686383) Wayne Ford
2025-05-13 Duke of Burgundy Small Heath Rainscombe Park – Firs/Hassocks (SU 17027 6) Wayne Ford
2025-04-29 Grizzled Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Orange-tip Small Copper Brown Argus Holly Blue Red Admiral Small Tortoiseshell Peacock Speckled Wood Wall Brown Small Heath Manor Farm, Avebury (SU11667012) Wayne Ford
2025-03-31 Brimstone Orange-tip Holly Blue Small Tortoiseshell Peacock Comma Tilshead Down (SU02084662) Wayne Ford
2024-11-30 Brimstone Red Admiral Nine Mile River (SU19964731) Wayne Ford
2024-09-24 Brimstone Small Copper Red Admiral Painted Lady Avebury Down (SU11237053) Wayne Ford
2024-08-30 Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Red Admiral Small Tortoiseshell Comma Speckled Wood Meadow Brown Coate Water (South meadow) (SU17988158) Wayne Ford
2024-08-29 Brown Hairstreak Charlton Turn (ST99768507) Wayne Ford
2024-08-21 Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Brown Hairstreak Common Blue Holly Blue Peacock Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Somerford Common (SU02968652) Wayne Ford
2024-08-07 Small/Essex Skipper Small Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Brown Hairstreak Common Blue Holly Blue Red Admiral Peacock Speckled Wood Wall Brown Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Silver Y Small Magpie The Belt (SU21644640) Wayne Ford
2024-08-05 Small Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Common Blue Holly Blue Peacock Speckled Wood Wall Brown Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Boscombe Down West (SU18284212) Wayne Ford
2024-08-05 Small Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Common Blue Holly Blue Red Admiral Peacock Comma Speckled Wood Wall Brown Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Hare Warren (SU21544723) Wayne Ford
2024-08-05 Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Red Admiral Peacock Speckled Wood Wall Brown Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Old Parkhouse Road (south east of Bulford) (SU20894295) Wayne Ford
2024-07-30 Small Skipper Essex Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White White Admiral Peacock Comma Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Small Heath Rainscombe — Oare Hill (SU16486422) Wayne Ford
2024-07-30 Small/Essex Skipper Small Skipper Essex Skipper Large Skipper Clouded Yellow Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Rainscombe — Giant’s Grave (SU16486335) Wayne Ford
2024-07-30 Small Skipper Essex Skipper Large Skipper Large White Small White Chalkhill Blue Red Admiral Peacock Dark Green Fritillary Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Small Heath Rainscombe — Huish Hangings (SU15686383) Wayne Ford
2024-07-29 Small Skipper Large Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak Holly Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Peacock Comma Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Small Heath Sunnyhill Farm (SU16696204) Wayne Ford
2024-07-26 Small/Essex Skipper Small Skipper Large Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak Red Admiral Painted Lady Peacock Comma Speckled Wood Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Sundey Hill Farm (SU0078620) Wayne Ford
2024-07-26 Small Skipper Essex Skipper Large Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Brown Hairstreak White Admiral Painted Lady Peacock Comma Silver-washed Fritillary Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Somerford Common (SU02968652) Wayne Ford
2024-06-29 Small Skipper Large Skipper Brimstone Large White Purple Hairstreak Common Blue Comma Speckled Wood Marbled White Meadow Brown Pinkcombe (SU17858031) Wayne Ford
2024-06-28 Large Skipper Small Tortoiseshell Speckled Wood Marbled White Meadow Brown Ringlet Small Heath Slough Lane (SU01478500) Wayne Ford
2024-06-28 Large Skipper White Admiral Speckled Wood Meadow Brown Ringlet Yellow Shell Scarlet Tiger Somerford Common (SU02968652) Wayne Ford
2024-06-21 Large Skipper White Admiral Speckled Wood Meadow Brown Ringlet Somerford Common (SU02968652) Wayne Ford
2024-06-21 Large Skipper Speckled Wood Marbled White Meadow Brown Ringlet Small Heath Sundey Hill Farm (SU0078620) Wayne Ford
2024-06-20 Large Skipper Speckled Wood Marbled White Meadow Brown WWT Jones Mill (SU16586139) Wayne Ford
2024-06-20 Large Skipper Meadow Brown Silver Y Five-spot Burnet Sunnyhill Farm – Lady Julia's Wood (SU16446191) Wayne Ford
2024-06-20 Red Admiral Meadow Brown Small Heath Cinnabar Sunnyhill – Jack's (SU16396216) Wayne Ford
2024-06-18 Dingy Skipper Common Blue Chalkhill Blue Adonis Blue Marbled White Meadow Brown Small Heath Six-spot Burnet Five-spot Burnet Forester Silver-ground Carpet Yellow Shell Burnet Companion Rainscombe — Huish Hangings (SU15686383) Wayne Ford
2024-06-18 Large Skipper Meadow Brown Small Heath Rainscombe — Oare Hill (SU16486422) Wayne Ford
2024-06-18 Large Skipper Chalkhill Blue Adonis Blue Marsh Fritillary Meadow Brown Small Heath Rainscombe — Giant’s Grave (SU16486335) Wayne Ford
2024-06-17 Large Skipper Large White Common Blue Adonis Blue Five-spot Burnet Forester Yellow Shell Cinnabar Berwick Bassett Down (SU12037407) Wayne Ford
2024-06-06 Large Skipper Brimstone Common Blue Peacock Marsh Fritillary Meadow Brown Small Heath Lime Kiln Down (SU14392819) Wayne Ford
2024-06-04 Large Skipper Dingy Skipper Green Hairstreak Small Copper Small Blue Brown Argus Common Blue Adonis Blue Marsh Fritillary Meadow Brown Small Heath Five-spot Burnet Yellow Shell Silver Y Mother Shipton Ebsbury Down (SU05193530) Wayne Ford
2024-06-04 Grizzled Skipper Brown Argus Common Blue Meadow Brown Small Heath Five-spot Burnet Mother Shipton Cinnabar Yellow Shell Little Langford Down (SU04553486) Wayne Ford
2024-06-01 Large Skipper Dingy Skipper Grizzled Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Orange-tip Green Hairstreak Small Blue Brown Argus Common Blue Adonis Blue Holly Blue Speckled Wood Meadow Brown Small Heath Five-spot Burnet Silver Y Boscombe Down West (SU18284212) Wayne Ford
2024-05-31 Large Skipper Orange-tip Common Blue Red Admiral Marsh Fritillary Speckled Wood Meadow Brown Small Heath Forester Five-spot Burnet Mint Moth Yellow Shell Silver Y Burnet Companion WWT Echo Lodge Meadows (SU03998542) Wayne Ford
2024-05-18 Dingy Skipper Grizzled Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Orange-tip Brown Argus Common Blue Adonis Blue Red Admiral Peacock Speckled Wood Wall Brown Small Heath Silver Y Milston Down (SU19834563) Wayne Ford
2024-05-04 Dingy Skipper Grizzled Skipper Brimstone Large White Green-veined White Orange-tip Green Hairstreak Holly Blue Small Tortoiseshell Peacock Wall Brown Orcheston Down (SU08684650) Wayne Ford
2023-12-11 Red Admiral Peacock Sundey Hill Farm (SU0078620) Wayne Ford
2023-11-06 Speckled Wood Greenbridge (SU17378522) Wayne Ford
2023-10-31 Red Admiral Furze Hill (SU11616511) Wayne Ford
2023-10-28 Comma Grovely Wood (SU04673443) Wayne Ford
2023-10-17 Large White Red Admiral Speckled Wood Coate Water (South meadow) (SU17988158) Wayne Ford
2023-10-08 Brimstone Large White Small Copper Red Admiral Comma Shearwater (ST85014233) Wayne Ford
2023-10-07 Brimstone Large White Red Admiral Peacock Comma Biddestone (ST86287390) Wayne Ford
2023-09-04 Small White Green-veined White Adonis Blue Comma Speckled Wood Wall Brown Meadow Brown Small Heath Berwick Bassett Down (SU12037407) Wayne Ford
2023-09-04 Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Red Admiral Speckled Wood Meadow Brown New Totterdown (SU13247216) Wayne Ford
2023-09-04 Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Brown Argus Common Blue Adonis Blue Red Admiral Small Tortoiseshell Speckled Wood Wall Brown Meadow Brown Small Heath Fyfield Down (SU13737068) Wayne Ford
2023-08-10 Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Common Blue Holly Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Peacock Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Pinkcombe (SU17858031) Wayne Ford
2023-08-10 Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Holly Blue Red Admiral Peacock Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Coate Water (South meadow) (SU17988158) Wayne Ford
2023-08-06 Brimstone Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Holly Blue Red Admiral Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Smallbrook Meadows (ST87824432) Wayne Ford
2023-08-06 Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Brown Argus Common Blue Holly Blue Red Admiral Peacock Comma Silver-washed Fritillary Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Southleigh Woods (ST88004312) Wayne Ford
2023-07-29 Small Skipper Large White Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Brown Argus Common Blue Red Admiral Painted Lady Small Tortoiseshell Peacock Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Small Heath Yellow Shell Six-spot Burnet Cotley Hill (ST91794336) Wayne Ford
2023-07-27 Small Skipper Essex Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Common Blue Red Admiral Peacock Comma Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Sundey Hill Farm (SU0078620) Wayne Ford
2023-07-21 Small Skipper Essex Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Small Copper Brown Argus Holly Blue Red Admiral Peacock Comma Speckled Wood Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Silver Y Yellow Shell WWT Jones Mill (SU16586139) Wayne Ford
2023-07-20 Large White Small White Green-veined White Red Admiral Comma Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Savernake Forest – Marie-Louise Ride (SU21456601) Wayne Ford
2023-07-20 Small Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak Holly Blue White Admiral Purple Emperor Red Admiral Peacock Silver-washed Fritillary Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Silver Y Savernake Forest – Three Oak Hill/Column (SU22706494) Wayne Ford
2023-07-20 Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak Red Admiral Peacock Silver-washed Fritillary Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Savernake Forest – Charcoal Burners (SU22776524) Wayne Ford
2023-07-20 Large Skipper Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak Holly Blue Red Admiral Speckled Wood Marbled White Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Savernake Forest – Twelve O'Clock (SU22436588) Wayne Ford
2023-07-20 Green-veined White Red Admiral Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Savernake Forest – Great Lodge (SU22016644) Wayne Ford
2023-07-20 Brimstone Large White Small White Green-veined White Purple Hairstreak Red Admiral Peacock Comma Silver-washed Fritillary Speckled Wood Gatekeeper Meadow Brown Ringlet Savernake Forest – New Road Bottom (SU21506627) Wayne Ford
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