Leicestershire and Rutland
First Sightings 2026
| SPECIES | DATE | RECORDER |
|---|
| SMALL SKIPPER | | |
| ESSEX SKIPPER | | |
| LARGE SKIPPER | | |
| DINGY SKIPPER | | |
| GRIZZLED SKIPPER | | |
| CLOUDED YELLOW | | |
| BRIMSTONE | 14th February | Amanda Bradbury |
| LARGE WHITE | | |
| SMALL WHITE | 21st March | Reece Maxwell |
| GREEN VEINED WHITE | 21st March | Simon Hargrave |
| ORANGE TIP | 25th March | Andy Neilson |
| GREEN HAIRSTREAK | | |
| PURPLE HAIRSTREAK | | |
| WHITE LETTER HAIRSTREAK | | |
| BLACK HAIRSTREAK | | |
| BROWN HAIRSTREAK | | |
| SMALL COPPER | | |
| BROWN ARGUS | | |
| COMMON BLUE | | |
| HOLLY BLUE | 31st March | Paul Richardson |
| RED ADMIRAL | 24th January | Keith Horton |
| PAINTED LADY | | |
| SMALL TORTOISESHELL | 22nd February | Steve Woodward |
| PEACOCK | 22nd February | Patricia Hardy |
| COMMA | 1st March | Dylan Pugh |
| PURPLE EMPEROR | | |
| WHITE ADMIRAL | | |
| SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY | | |
| DARK-GREEN FRITILLARY | | |
| SPECKLED WOOD | 19th March | Jean Ramsell |
| WALL BROWN | | |
| MARBLED WHITE | | |
| GATEKEEPER | | |
| MEADOW BROWN | | |
| RINGLET | | |
| SMALL HEATH | | |
