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Pearl-bordered Fritillary to Silver-washed Fritillary
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Species Name
Location and Date
Dimensions
Normal Main Flight Period
Distinguishing Features and Comments

Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Abbots Wood: 20 April 2007
Wingspan 40-45mm
May-June 		This holds a special place in my heart. It was the
first fritillary I ever saw. A beautiful orange ground
colour with lots of black spots, but get yourself a
good book to tell the difference between this and
other fritillaries.
Purple Hairstreak
Bedelands: 4 July 2008
Wingspan 38-40mm
June-August 		They rarely come down from the tops of oak trees
where they spend most of their lives. This one
seems to be a little the worse for wear.
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Abbots Wood: 3 May 2007
Wingspan 40-45mm
May-June 		See above.
Red Admiral
Haywards Heath Garden: 17 September 2006
Wingspan 60mm
With climate change can be seen all year		 Possibly one of our most popular butterflies and
readily identified by all. Even the undersides are
attractive.
Red Admiral
Haywards Heath Garden: 17 September 2006
Wingspan 60mm
With climate change can be seen all year
 See above.

Red Admiral
Haywards Heath Garden: 17 September 2006
Wingspan 60mm
With climate change can be seen all year

See above.
Red Admiral
Haywards Heath Garden: 17 September 2006
Wingspan 60mm
With climate change can be seen all year 		See above.
Ringlet
Blunts Wood & Paiges Meadows:2 July 2007
Wingspan 45-50mm
June-July 		When you see a meadow heaving with butterflies,
it can sometimes be hard to tell the difference
between the meadow browns, gatekeepers and
ringlets. That is, until you get your eye in and then
it gets easier.
Ringlet
Blunts Wood & Paiges Meadows: 2 July 2007
Wingspan 45-50mm
June-July 		See above.

Ringlet
Blunts Wood & Paiges Meadows:
23 June 2008
Wingspan 45-50mm
June-July

 An excellent year 2008 for this lovely butterfly.
Ringlet
Blunts Wood & Paiges Meadows: 23 June 2008
Wingspan 45-50mm
June-July		 See above.
Silver-spotted Skipper
Windover Hill: 26 August 2007
Wingspan 25-30mm
July-August 		This is such a beautiful little creature and the location
is one of the best in the county to see it. Be warned,
however, the going underfoot can be rough and
the downland slopes are steep!
Silver-spotted Skipper
Windover Hill: 26 August 2007
Wingspan 25-30mm
July-August 		See above.
Silver-spotted Skipper
Windover Hill: 26 August 2007
Wingspan 25-30mm
July-August 		See above.
Silver-studded Blue
Ashdown Forest
30 June 2008
Wingspan 24-30mm
May-September 		A small, rare, little beauty, but in 2008 seen in greater
abundance than the Common Blue.
Silver-studded Blue
Ashdown Forest
30 June 2008
Wingspan 24-30mm
May-September 		See above.
Silver-studded Blue
Ashdown Forest
30 June 2008
Wingspan 24-30mm
May-September 		See above.
Silver-washed Fritillary
Warnham Nature Reserve: 9 July 2007
Wingspan 60mm
June-August 		Here with a comma in the background to give some
idea just how large this beautiful creature really is.
To see them cavorting in the sunshine is such a
joyous experience.
Silver-washed Fritillary
Warnham Nature Reserve: 9 July 2007
Wingspan 60mm
June-August 		This time last year I had never seen a fritillary.
Now I have seen four different species and all are
a complete joy. This large species is a wondrous
sight floating through the woodland glades.
Silver-washed Fritillary
Warnham Nature Reserve: 17 July 2007
Wingspan 60mm
June-August 		Warnham Nature Reserve and Southwater Woods
are excellent locations to see this supurb butterfly
and to get close enough to photograph them.
Silver-washed Fritillary
Warnham Nature Reserve: 17 July 2007
Wingspan 60mm
June-August 		See the colour variation, presumably as this
butterfly ages.
Silver-washed Fritillary
Warnham Nature Reserve: 17 July 2007
Wingspan 60mm
June-August 		See above.
Silver-washed Fritillary
Warnham Nature Reserve: 9 July 2007
Wingspan 60mm
June-August 		See above.
 
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