LYCAENIDAE 



1555 Callophrys rubi Green Hairstreak 13 

 May 12, Red Cow SU59238689 (AR) & 26 

 May 12, 5, Hartslock BBOWT Reserve 

 SU617795 (RDNHS) 



1557 Neozephyrus quercus Purple Hairstreak 



10 Aug 12, Mortimer, field between Starvale 

 Woods and Lockram Brook SU657655 (JH) 



1561 Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper From 8 

 May 12 to 3 Oct 12, Red Cow SU59238689 

 (AR) 



1571 Plebejus argus Silver-studded Blue 

 (BAP, Nb) 



11 Jul 12, 68, Wishmoor Bottom SU877633 

 (JH & JL) 



1 572 Aricia agestis Brown Argus 



From 23 May 12 to 13 Sep 12, Red Cow 

 SU59238689 (AR) 



1574 Polyommatus icarus Common Blue 

 First sighting: 23 May 12, Lardon Chase, 

 Streatley SU588809 (JH). 



From 26 May 12 to 20 Sep 12, Red Cow 

 SU59238689. Worst showing for over 20 

 years. (AR). 



1 575 Lysandra coridon Chalk Hill Blue From 

 8 Jul 12, Lardon Chase, Streatley SU588809 

 to 31 Aug 12, 3, The Holies, Streatley 

 SU594798 (JH) 17 Aug 12, 43, Lough Down, 

 Streatley SU5888 12 (JH). 



1576 Lysandra bellargus A6or\\s Blue (Nb) 

 17 Aug 12, 3, Lardon Chase, Streatley 

 SU588809 & 2, Lough Down, Streatley 

 SU588812 (JH) 



1 580 Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue 

 From 29 Mar 12 to 5 Sep 12, Red Cow 

 SU59238689 (AR) 



1584 Limenitis Camilla White Admiral (BAP) 

 From 5 Jul 12, Limmerhill Woods, 

 Wokingham SU788683 to 24 Jul 12, 2, 

 Riseley, Bull Lane SU717630 (JH) Also seen 

 at Mortimer, Starvale Woods SU655656, 

 Sulhamstead Bannister, Boarmoor Wood 

 SU643683 & Farley Hill, New Plantation 

 SU746656 (JH) 



NYMPHALIDAE 



1590 Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral (Migrant) 



From 24 Mar 12, Ufton Court SU624667 to 17 

 Oct 12, Nuffield, Upper House Farm 

 SU660865 (RDNHS) 



1591 Vanessa cardu/ Painted Lady (Migrant) 

 2 Aug 12 & 11 Aug 12, Red Cow 

 SU59238689 (AR) 



1593 Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell From 

 23 Feb 12 to 30 Sep 12, Red Cow 

 SU59238689 (AR) 



1 597 Inachis io Peacock 



From 21 Mar 12, Loddon, near Lavell's Lake 

 SU782732 (RDNHS) to 20 Aug 12, 

 Greenham Common SU4964 (JH) 



1598 Polygonia c-album Comma 

 From 11 Mar 12 to 8 Nov 12, Red Cow 

 SU59238689 (AR) 



An equally early record: 11 Mar 12, 2, Moor 

 Copse, Barton's Field E, Compartment 35 

 SU641736 (JH) 



1608 Argynnis paphia Silver-washed Fritillary 

 From 26 Jun 12, 2, Heckfield, Cattle Copse 

 SU718607 to 10 Aug 12, 2, Sulhamstead 

 Bannister, Boarmoor Wood SU643683 (JH) 

 14 Jul 12, 6, Frilsham, Highwood Copse 

 SU556725 (JH) 



1614 Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood From 

 2 Apr 12 to 12 Sep 12, Red Cow 

 SU59238689 (AR) Latest sighting: 19 Sep 12, 

 3, Wargrave, Bottom Boles Wood SU807797 

 (RDNHS) 



1620 Melanargia galathea Marbled White 

 From 26 Jun 12 to 2 Aug 12, Red Cow 

 SU59238689 (AR) 



1621 Hipparchia semele Grayling (BAP) 20 

 Aug 12, Greenham Common SU4964 (JH) 



1625 Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper Earliest 

 sighting: 14 Jul 12, Frilsham, Highwood 

 Copse SU556725 (JH). From 15 Jul 12 to 28 

 Aug 12, Red Cow SU59238689 (AR) 



1 626 Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown From 

 13 Jun 12 to 6 Oct 12, Red Cow 

 SU59238689. 180 on 17 Jul 12 (AR) 



1627 Coenonympha pamphilus Small Heath 

 (BAP) 



Earliest sighting: 26 May 12, 5, Hartslock 

 BBOWT Reserve SU617795 (RDNHS). 28 

 May 12 to 20 Aug 12, Red Cow SU59238689. 

 Best year ever for this species. (AR). Latest 



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