Butterflies

Visit the Herts and Middx Butterfly Conservation website for all kinds of info including recent sightings, field trips, publications, recording, photographs, sites and reserves, species analysis and links. Several of Nick Sampford's butterfly photos, which he sent to the local birds site, are posted here.

White-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album
A distribution map for my area of North London compiled from as many sources as possible.

Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
A distribution map for my area of North London compiled from as many sources as possible.

Wood white Leptidea sinapis

Robert Callf and Robin White came across this wood white near the "Barracks" by Vicarage Farm, in the Oakwood area of Enfield on 22nd May 2000. Robert has been scouring this obscure area for many years without seeing any wood whites - where this butterfly came from is pure speculation. Status - probably no known breeding population in the LNHS area, very few recent records in neighbouring areas, and then only of singles.

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Some local patch butterfly records, South Herts, comparing the first half of 1999 with 2000 - Liz Goodyear 1-7-2000

Tony Gray found and photographed this convolvulus hawk-moth which was resting by his front door in Epping on 29-9-00 - images scanned by Tony Gray

Moths and Butterflies of Europe - this site has a fine collection of photographs and links etc.

Andrew Middleton, London, UK acmiddleton@blueyonder.co.uk ~ site index