Leicestershire and Rutland

First Sightings 2025
SPECIESDATERECORDER
SMALL SKIPPER
ESSEX SKIPPER
LARGE SKIPPER
DINGY SKIPPER 17th April Richard Jeffery, Ian Surman
GRIZZLED SKIPPER 17th April Martin Russell
CLOUDED YELLOW
BRIMSTONE15th JanuarySally 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
WHITE LETTER HAIRSTREAK
BLACK HAIRSTREAK
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
WHITE ADMIRAL
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY
DARK-GREEN FRITILLARY
SPECKLED WOOD 30th March Dylan Pugh
WALL BROWN 17th April Richard Jeffery
MARBLED WHITE
GATEKEEPER
MEADOW BROWN
RINGLET
SMALL HEATH 11th April Kate Scott