Harbour Butterfly List
The following is thought to be a complete list of all the Butterflies to have been recorded in Christchurch Harbour. If you know of any others, however, please contact us…
| Large White | Pieris brassicae | Annual | ||
| Small White | Artogeia rapae | Annual | ||
| Green-veined White | Artogeia napi | Annual | ||
| Orange Tip | Anthocharis cardamines | Annual in small numbers | ||
| Clouded Yellow | Colias croceus | Annual in small numbers | ||
| Brimstone | Gonepteryx rhombi | Annual in small numbers | ||
| Purple Hairstreak | Quercusia quercus | Annual in small numbers | ||
| Green Hairstreak | Callophrys rubi | Annual in very small numbers | ||
| Small Copper | Lycaena phlaeas | Annual in small numbers | ||
| Long-tailed Blue | Lampides boeticus | First record September 2024 | ||
| Brown Argus | Aricia agestis | Annual in small numbers | ||
| Chalkhill Blue | Lysandra coridon | Most recent record 2003 | ||
| Holly Blue | Celastrina argiolus | Annual | ||
| Common Blue | Polyommatus icarus | Annual | ||
| Silver-studded Blue | Plebejus argus | Annual July 2022-2025 | ||
| Peacock | Inachis io | Annual | ||
| White Admiral | Limenitis camilla | Infrequent at Hengistbury, 2020 & 2025 | ||
| Camberwell beauty | Nymphalis antiopa | Most recent record 1982 | ||
| Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta | Annual | ||
| Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui | Annual in very small numbers | ||
| Small Tortoiseshell | Aglais urticae | Annual in very small numbers | ||
| Large Tortoiseshell | Nymphalis polychloros | a national rarity : one at Hengistbury in 2025 and two in February 2026 | ||
| Comma | Polygonia c-album | Annual | ||
| Silver-washed Fritillary | Argynnis paphia | First recent record July 2022. Also seen 2023 (Hengistbury) | ||
| Dark Green Fritillary | Speyeria aglaja | Infrequent, 1992 & July 2023 | ||
| Marbled White | Melanargia galathea | Annual in very small numbers | ||
| Grayling | Hipparchia semele | First recent record July 2022 | ||
| Meadow Brown | Maniola justina | Annual | ||
| Ringlet | Aphantopus hyperantus | Annual in very small numbers | ||
| Gatekeeper | Pyronia tithonus | Annual | ||
| Small Heath | Coenonympha pamphilus | Annual in small numbers | ||
| Speckled Wood | Pararge aegeria | Annual | ||
| Wall Brown | Lasiommata megera | Recent records July and Oct 2022 & July 2023 (Stanpit), April & September 2025 (HH) | ||
| Monarch | Danaus plexippus | Most recent record 1996 | ||
| Essex Skipper | Thymelicus limeola | Annual in small numbers | ||
| Small Skipper | Thymelicus sylvestris | Annual in small numbers | ||
| Large Skipper | Occludes venatus | Annual in very small numbers |
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