LIST OF BUTTERFLIES SEEN IN NORTHWOOD AND MEDHAM

This table lists 37 species of butterfly which there is a good chance of seeing in Northwood or Medham. At September 2007, a current total of 17 butterflies have been recorded.

If you have seen a butterfly not recorded on this list, or any other butterfly not mentioned, please contact me with your sightings, including date and location of sighting, number seen and any other information you have. This list will be updated regularly to reflect any information you send in. With the contribution of more people the total can be increased.

Photo credit: Steven Cheshire, British Butterflies

RECORDED	COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME
Recorded	Small Skipper	Thymelicus sylvestris
	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola
	Large Skipper	Ochlodes sylvanus
	Dingy Skipper	Erynnis tages
	Grizzled Skipper	Pyrgus malvae
	Wood White	Leptidea sinapis
Recorded	Clouded Yellow	Colias croceus
Recorded	Brimstone	Gonepteryx rhamni
Recorded	Large White	Pieris brassicae
Recorded	Small White	Pieris rapae
	Green-veined White	Pieris napi
	Orange-tip	Anthocharis cardamines
	Green Hairstreak	Callophrys rubi
	Brown Hairstreak	Thecla betulae
	Purple Hairstreak	Neozephyrus quercus
	White-letter Hairstreak	Satyrium w-album
Recorded	Small Copper	Lycaena phlaeas
	Small Blue	Cupido minimus
	Brown Argus	Plebeius agestis
Recorded	Common Blue	Polyommatus icarus
Recorded	Holly Blue	Celastrina argiolus
	White Admiral	Limenitis camilla
Recorded	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta
Recorded	Painted Lady	Vanessa cardui
	Small Tortoiseshell	Aglais urticae
Recorded	Peacock	Inachis io
Recorded	Comma	Polygonia c-album
	Dark Green Fritillary	Argynnis aglaja
	Silver-washed Fritillary	Argynnis paphia
Recorded	Speckled Wood	Pararge aegeria
	Wall	Lasiommata megera
Recorded	Marbled White	Melanargia galathea
	Grayling	Hipparchia semele
Recorded	Gatekeeper	Pyronia tithonus
Recorded	Meadow Brown	Maniola jurtina
	Ringlet	Aphantopus hyperantus
Recorded	Small Heath	Coenonympha pamphilus

NOTES

1. How is Northwood and Medham defined?

This definition uses roads and the river to mark the boundary. It closely matches the area of the proposed Northwood Parish Council, shown on this map.

North: Pallance Road, Place Road, Three Gates Road, Newport Road, to Shamblers Copse.
East: Line of low-tide of River Medina.
South: Pinkmead to Chawton Lane, then Crockers Farm to Trafford Farm.
West: Hillis Gate Road to Hillis Corner.

This is approximately 4.5 sq.km (1.7 sq.miles).