Leicestershire and Rutland
First Sightings 2025
| SPECIES | DATE | RECORDER |
|---|
| SMALL SKIPPER | | |
| ESSEX SKIPPER | | |
| LARGE SKIPPER | | |
| DINGY SKIPPER | | |
| GRIZZLED SKIPPER | | |
| CLOUDED YELLOW | | |
| 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 | | |
| WHITE LETTER HAIRSTREAK | | |
| BLACK HAIRSTREAK | | |
| BROWN HAIRSTREAK | | |
| SMALL COPPER | 2nd April | Colin New |
| BROWN ARGUS | | |
| COMMON BLUE | | |
| 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 | | |
| MARBLED WHITE | | |
| GATEKEEPER | | |
| MEADOW BROWN | | |
| RINGLET | | |
| SMALL HEATH | | |
