Butterflies Seen In the Garden (at Home) during 2018

Butterfly' Species seen in the Garden during 2017: Comma, Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Green-Veined White, Holly Blue, Large White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Small White and Speckled Wood Butterflies.

With lots of new planting to attract Butterflies &c. we hoped to increase on this during 2018: and Wow, we are up to Eighteen Species!

Butterflies seen during 2018:

Brimstone Butterfly ~ first seen on 22 April 2018 (not seen during 2017)

Comma Butterfly ~ first seen on 25 June 2018 (also seen during 2017) viz.

Common Blue Butterfly ~ first seen on 15 July 2018 (also seen during 2017) viz.

Essex Skipper Butterfly ~ first seen on 8 July 2018 (not seen during 2017) viz.

Gatekeeper Butterfly ~ first seen on 29 June 2018 (also seen during 2017) viz.

Green-Veined White Butterfly ~ first seen on 4 May 2018 (also seen during 2017) viz.

Holly Blue Butterfly ~ first seen on 22 April (also seen during 2017) viz.

Large Skipper Butterfly ~ first seen on 11 June 2018 (not seen during 2017) viz.

Large White Butterfly ~ first seen on 30 June 2018 (also seen during 2017) viz.

Meadow Brown Butterfly ~ first seen on 24 June 2018 (also seen during 2017) viz.

Painted Lady Butterfly ~ first seen on 3 July 2018 (not seen during 2017)

Peacock Butterfly ~ first seen on 18 April 2018 (not seen during 2017)

Red Admiral Butterfly ~ first seen on 15 June 2018 (also seen during 2017)

Small Copper Butterfly ~ first seen on 27 July 2018 (not seen during 2017)

Small Skipper Butterfly ~ first seen on 4 July 2018 (not seen during 2017) viz.

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly ~ first seen on 25 June 2018 (also seen during 2017)

Small White Butterfly ~ first seen on 18 April 2018 (also seen during 2017) viz.

and Speckled Wood Butterfly ~ first seen on 20 April 2018 (also seen during 2017) viz.