Leicestershire and Rutland
First Sightings 2025
| SPECIES | DATE | RECORDER |
|---|---|---|
| SMALL SKIPPER | 20th May | Roger West, Osyth Dolton |
| ESSEX SKIPPER | 17th June | Lynne Swift |
| LARGE SKIPPER | May 10th | Graham Childs |
| DINGY SKIPPER | 17th April | Richard Jeffery, Ian Surman |
| GRIZZLED SKIPPER | 17th April | Martin Russell |
| CLOUDED YELLOW | 2nd August | Gavin Gamble |
| BRIMSTONE | 15th January | Sally Cunningham |
| LARGE WHITE | 3rd April | Oliver Tyson |
| SMALL WHITE | 31st March | Kevin Harris |
| GREEN VEINED WHITE | 27th March | Sara Botterell |
| ORANGE TIP | 25th March | Christine Pochin |
| GREEN HAIRSTREAK | 30th March | Peter Fulford |
| PURPLE HAIRSTREAK | 12th June | Jean Ramsell |
| WHITE LETTER HAIRSTREAK | 16th June | Sophie Attwood Clarke, Ian Surman |
| BLACK HAIRSTREAK | 12th June | Jonathan Pitt |
| BROWN HAIRSTREAK | ||
| SMALL COPPER | 2nd April | Colin New |
| BROWN ARGUS | 27th April | Simon Hargreave |
| COMMON BLUE | 22nd April | Sheila Allen |
| HOLLY BLUE | 4th April | Stephen Harrison |
| RED ADMIRAL | 29th January | Andy Middleton |
| PAINTED LADY | 7th April | Fiona Proudlove |
| SMALL TORTOISESHELL | 27th February | Marian Markham |
| PEACOCK | 29th January | 360M |
| COMMA | 3rd March | Diane Underwood |
| PURPLE EMPEROR | 19th June | Rebecca Pooley |
| WHITE ADMIRAL | ||
| SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY | 17th June | Nick Webster, Roger West |
| DARK-GREEN FRITILLARY | 26th May | Rosie Simmons |
| SPECKLED WOOD | 30th March | Dylan Pugh |
| WALL BROWN | 17th April | Richard Jeffery |
| MARBLED WHITE | 1st June | Jonathan Pitt |
| GATEKEEPER | 27th June | Tim Aggas |
| MEADOW BROWN | 16th May | P Fisher |
| RINGLET | 31st May | Phil Jones |
| SMALL HEATH | 11th April | Kate Scott |