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The Butterfly Year

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In most parts of the country the butterfly season runs from March to November. However, regardless of the time of year butterflies tend to be seen on sunny days; not on overcast ones. The peak month is August when you can expect a number of butterflies in your garden every day provided that it's sunny. Below are some examples of butterflies you can expect to visit in each month between March and November.

 

March | April | May | June| July | August | September | October | November

 

 

 

Butterflies

March

 

Small Tortoiseshell

Red Admiral

Peacock

Comma

Brimstone

Large White

Orange Tip

Holly Blue

Painted Lady

Small White

Speckled Wood

Clouded Yellow

Green-veined White

Small Copper

April

 

Brimstone

Comma

Green-veined White

Holly Blue

Orange Tip

Peacock

Small Tortoiseshell

Small White

Large White

Painted Lady

Red Admiral

Brown Argus

Clouded Yellow

Common Blue

Small Copper

Speckled Wood

May

 

Brimstone

Comma

Green-veined White

Holly Blue

Large White

Orange Tip

Small White

Speckled Wood

Common Blue Painted Lady Peacock

Red Admiral

Small Tortoiseshell Brown Argus

Clouded Yellow

Large Skipper

Small Copper

June

 

Large Skipper

Large White

Small White

Meadow Brown

Speckled Wood

Painted Lady

Red Admiral

Small Tortoiseshell

Green-veined White

Orange Tip

Holly Blue

Common Blue

Small Copper

Comma

Peacock

July

 

 

Small Skipper

Essex Skipper

Large Skipper

Gatekeeper

Meadow Brown

Small Tortoiseshells

Red Admiral

Painted Lady

Ringlet

Comma

Peacocks

Small White

Large White

Green-veined White

Brimstone

Holly Blue

Speckled Wood

Marbled White

August

 

Peacock

Small Tortoiseshell

Red Admiral

Painted Lady

Comma

Gatekeeper

Meadow Brown

Speckled Wood

Large White

Small White

Green-veined White

Brimstone

Common Blue

Holly Blue

Brown Argus

Small Copper

Small Skipper

Essex Skipper

September

 

 

Small Tortoiseshell

Comma

Red Admiral

Speckled Wood

Large White

Small White

Green-veined White

Painted Lady

Peacock

Clouded Yellow

Small Copper

 

October

 

 

 

Small Tortoiseshell

Red Admiral

Comma

Peacock

 

Painted Lady

Large White

Small Copper

 

November

 

 

 

 

Red Admiral

Small Tortoiseshell

Brimstone

 

 

Comma

Peacock

 

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