Butterflies & Dragonflies

Apart from birds (which are my number one love) I also have an interest in Butterflies and Dragonflies.

Map of my sightings

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I have currently seen 44 species of Butterfly

WHITES & YELLOWS

Wood White

Orange Tip
Large White
Small White
Green-veined White

Bath White
Clouded Yellow
Common rimstone

FRITILLARIES, NYMPHALIDS & BROWNS
Wall
Speckled Wood
Large Heath
Small Heath
Scotch Argus
Ringlet
Meadow Brown
Gatekeeper
Marbled White
Grayling
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Silver-washed Fritillary
Dark-green Fritillary
High-brown Fritillary
White Admiral
Red Admiral
Painted Lady
Peacock
Small Tortoiseshell
Comma

HAIRSTREAKS, COPPERS & BLUES
Small Copper
Purple Hairstreak
Green Hairstreak
White-letter Hairstreak

Long-tailed Blue 
Small Blue
Holly Blue
Silver-studded Blue
Common Blue
Adonis Blue
Chalkhill Blue

SKIPPERS
Dingy Skipper
Small Skipper

Lulworth Skipper 
Silver-spotted Skipper
Large Skipper

I have currently seen 32 species of Dragonfly

DEMOISELLES 
Beautiful Demoiselle
Banded Demoiselle

EMERAL DAMSELFLIES
Emerald Damselfly

RED & BLUE DAMSELFLIES 
Small Red Damselfly
Southern Damselfly

Azure Damselfly

Variable Damselfly

Common Blue Damselfly

Red-eyed Damselfly

Small Red-eyed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly

WHITE-LEGGED DAMSELFLIES
White-legged Damselfly

HAWKER DRAGONFLIES 
Southern Hawker

Common Hawker

Migrant Hawker 
Emperor 
Hairy Dragonfly

GOLDEN RINGED DRAGONFLIES 
Golden-ringed Dragonfly

EMERALD DRAGONFLIES 
Downy Emerald

CHASERS, SKIMMERS & DARTERS 
Black-tailed Skimmer
Broad-bodied Chaser
Common Darter
Four Spotted Chaser
Keeled Skimmer
Ruddy Darter
Scarce Chaser