Refer also to my Season Blog 2009 for comments
on how the butterfly year is progressing.
Two fellow lepsters living nearby maintain similar lists -
Guy Padfield (also
in Switzerland) and
Tim
Cowles (Lyon).
History -
2004 ,
2005 ,
2006 ,
2007 ,
2008
1
Aglais urticae
Small Tortoiseshell
7th Mar
Vaud
CH
2
Artogeia rapae
Small White
14th Mar
Valais
CH
3
Nymphalis polychloros
Large Tortoiseshell
14th Mar
Valais
CH
4
Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone
17th Mar
Vaud
CH
5
Aricia agestis
Brown Argus
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
6
Colias croceus
Clouded Yellow
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
7
Cynthia cardui
Painted Lady
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
8
Elphinstonia bazae
Spanish Greenish Black Tip
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
9
Euchloe crameri
Western Dappled White
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
10
Euchloe tagis
Portuguese Dappled White
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
11
Glaucopsyche melanops
Black Eyed Blue
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
12
Lasiommata megera
Wall
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
13
Pontia daplidice
Bath White
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
14
Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
15
Iphiclides podalirius
Scarce Swallowtail
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
16
Pieris brassicae
Large White
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
17
Papilio machaon
Swallowtail
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
18
Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue
3rd Apr
Granada
Spain
19
Carcharodus alceae
Mallow Skipper
4th Apr
Almeria
Spain
20
Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Skipper
4th Apr
Almeria
Spain
21
Tarucus theophrastus
Common Tiger Blue
4th Apr
Almeria
Spain
22
Pyronia bathseba
Spanish Gatekeeper
4th Apr
Almeria
Spain
23
Euchloe belemia
Green Striped White
4th Apr
Almeria
Spain
24
Muschampia proto
Sage Skipper
4th Apr
Almeria
Spain
25
Melanagia ines
Spanish Marbled White
4th Apr
Almeria
Spain
26
Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown
8th Apr
Malaga
Spain
27
Gonepteryx cleopatra
Cleopatra
8th Apr
Malaga
Spain
28
Parage aegeria
Speckled Wood
8th Apr
Malaga
Spain
29
Zerynthia rumina
Spanish Festoon
8th Apr
Malaga
Spain
30
Leptotes pirithous
Lang's Short Tailed Blue
8th Apr
Malaga
Spain
31
Danaus plexippus
Monarch
8th Apr
Malaga
Spain
32
Lycaena phlaeas
Small Copper
8th Apr
Malaga
Spain
33
Callophrys rubi
Green Hairstreak
8th Apr
Malaga
Spain
34
Cacyreus marshalli
Geranium Bronze
8th Apr
Malaga
Spain
35
Anthocharis euphenoides
Provencal Orange Tip
11th Apr
Malaga
Spain
36
Artogeia napi
Green Veined White
13th Apr
Vaud
CH
37
Erynnis tages
Dingy Skipper
14th Apr
Vaud
CH
38
Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Heath
14th Apr
Vaud
CH
39
Clossiana dia
Violet Fritillary
14th Apr
Vaud
CH
40
Pseudophilotes baton
Baton Blue
19th Apr
Valais
CH
41
Scolitantides orion
Chequered Blue
19th Apr
Valais
CH
42
Leptidea sinapis
Wood White
19th Apr
Valais
CH
43
Clossiana euphrosyne
Pearl Bordered Fritillary
19th Apr
Valais
CH
44
Artogeia mannii
Southern Small White
19th Apr
Valais
CH
45
Issoria lathonia
Queen of Spain Fritillary
19th Apr
Valais
CH
46
Pyrgus malvae
Grizzled Skipper
19th Apr
Valais
CH
47
Anthocharis cardamines
Orange Tip
19th Apr
Valais
CH
48
Melitaea cinxia
Glanville Fritillary
19th Apr
Valais
CH
49
Everes argiades
Short Tailed Blue
23rd Apr
Vaud
CH
50
Everes alcetas
Provençal Short Tailed Blue
23rd Apr
Vaud
CH
51
Colias alfacariensis
Berger's Clouded Yellow
25th Apr
Valais
CH
52
Glaucopsyche alexis
Green Underside Blue
25th Apr
Valais
CH
53
Pyrgus onopordi
Rosy Grizzled Skipper
25th Apr
Valais
CH
54
Spialia sertorius
Red Underwing Skipper
25th Apr
Valais
CH
55
Cupido minimus
Small Blue
25th Apr
Valais
CH
56
Cupido osiris
Osiris Blue
25th Apr
Valais
CH
57
Lysandra bellargus
Adonis Blue
25th Apr
Valais
CH
58
Inachis io
Peacock
25th Apr
Valais
CH
59
Nymphalis antiopa
Camberwell Beauty
25th Apr
Valais
CH
60
Polygonia c-album
Comma
25th Apr
Valais
CH
61
Agrodiaetus thersites
Chapman's Blue
25th Apr
Valais
CH
62
Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue
25th Apr
Valais
CH
63
Erebia medusa
Woodland Ringlet
2nd May
Vaud
CH
64
Lycaena tityrus
Sooty Copper
2nd May
Vaud
CH
65
Hamearis lucina
Duke of Burgundy Fritillary
3rd May
Valais
CH
66
Plebicula dorylas
Turquiose Blue
3rd May
Valais
CH
67
Erebia triaria
de Prunner's Ringlet
3rd May
Valais
CH
68
Melitaea didyma
Spotted Fritillary
3rd May
Valais
CH
69
Euchloe simplona
Mountain Dappled White
9th May
Valais
CH
70
Cyaniris semiargus
Mazarine Blue
9th May
Valais
CH
71
Araschnia levana
Map
10th May
Vaud
CH
72
Euphydryas desfontainii
Spanish Fritillary
17th May
Madrid
Spain
73
Zegris eupheme
Sooty Orange Tip
17th May
Madrid
Spain
74
Aporia crataegi
Black Veined White
17th May
Madrid
Spain
75
Melitaea phoebe
Knapweed Fritillary
17th May
Madrid
Spain
76
Euphydryas aurinia
Marsh Fritillary
17th May
Madrid
Spain
77
Melanargia occitanica
Western Marbled White
17th May
Madrid
Spain
78
Plebejus hespericus
Spanish Zephyr Blue
17th May
Madrid
Spain
79
Lampides boeticus
Long Tailed Blue
17th May
Madrid
Spain
80
Carcharodus boeticus
Southern Marbled Skipper
17th May
Madrid
Spain
81
Satyrium acaciae
Sloe Hairstreak
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
82
Coenonympha glycerion
Chestnut Heath
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
83
Coenonympha arcania
Pearly Heath
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
84
Mellicta aurelia
Nickerl's Fritillary
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
85
Satyrium pruni
Black Hairstreak
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
86
Carcharodus lavatherae
Marbled Skipper
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
87
Pyrgus cartharmi
Safflower Skipper
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
88
Neptis sappho
Common Glider
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
89
Muschampia cribrellum
Spinose Skipper
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
90
Plebejus seriphus
Eastern Zephyr Blue
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
91
Parnassius mnemosyne
Clouded Apollo
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
92
Plebejus idas
Idas Blue
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
93
Pontia edusa
Eastern Bath White
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
94
Plebejus argus
Silver Studded Blue
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
95
Lasiommata maera
Large Wall
23rd May
Cluj
Romania
96
Boloria selene
Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary
24th May
Cluj
Romania
97
Mellicta athalia
Heath Fritillary
24th May
Cluj
Romania
98
Hypodryas maturna
Scarce Fritillary
24th May
Cluj
Romania
99
Carrterocephalus palaemon
Chequered Skipper
24th May
Cluj
Romania
100
Limenitis populi
Poplar Admiral
24th May
Cluj
Romania
101
Neptis rivularis
Hungarian Glider
24th May
Cluj
Romania
102
Eumedonia eumedon
Geranium Argus
24th May
Cluj
Romania
103
Aricia artaxerxes
Mountain Argus
24th May
Cluj
Romania
104
Lycaena dispar
Large Copper
24th May
Cluj
Romania
105
Colias myrmidone
Danube Clouded Yellow
24th May
Cluj
Romania
106
Pseudophilotes vicrama
Eastern Baton Blue
24th May
Cluj
Romania
107
Everes decoloratus
Eastern Short Tailed Blue
24th May
Cluj
Romania
108
Maculinea arion
Large Blue
25th May
Cluj
Romania
109
Pyrgus armoricanus
Obethur's Grizzled Skipper
25th May
Cluj
Romania
110
Leptidea morsei
Fenton's Wood White
25th May
Cluj
Romania
111
Melitaea diamina
False Heath Fritillary
25th May
Cluj
Romania
112
Brenthis ino
Lesser Marbled Fritillary
26th May
Cluj
Romania
113
Brenthis hecate
Twin Spot Fritillary
26th May
Cluj
Romania
114
Ochlodes venata
Large Skipper
26th May
Cluj
Romania
115
Lycaena alciphron
Purple Shot Copper
26th May
Cluj
Romania
116
Mellicta britomartis
Assmann's Fritillary
26th May
Cluj
Romania
117
Brenthis daphne
Marbled Fritillary
27th May
Cluj
Romania
118
Colias chrysotheme
Lesser Clouded Yellow
27th May
Cluj
Romania
119
Pyrgus sidae
Yellow Banded Fritillary
27th May
Cluj
Romania
120
Melanargia galathea
Marbled White
30th May
Vaud
CH
121
Lycaena helle
Violet Copper
1st Jun
Vaud
CH
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