Suffolk's Butterflies - Distribution maps for 2014 - 2018

Suffolk Butterfly Recording- 2014-2018 Distribution
Distribution maps have been prepared for 36 species that have occurred in Suffolk during the five year recording period 2014-2018.
(Rarities have not been included, Chalkhill Blue has been excluded due to site sensitivities and more data is required for the introduced Brown Hairstreak in Central Ipswich).
The maps are based on records received and represent the Suffolk tetrads where butterflies have been recorded.  (NB. Suffolk has 1089 Tetrads in total).

You can still view the distribution maps for 2011-2015 - click here  and 2013-2017 - click here

You can also see the UK distibution maps for the most recent five-year survey of the Butterflies for the New Millennium (BNM) recording scheme (2010-2014).  Click here to download the Atlas of UK Butterflies 2010-2014 in pdf format (11 MB).

The following map shows the period 2015-2018 for the Butterflies for the New Millennium (BNM) recording scheme and represent the first four yesrs of the 2015-2019 period.
Tetrads where no or few species have been Recorded

 

Click on name to go to the map for that species for 2013-2017

Species Name	Suffolk Status
Small Skipper	Common Resident
Essex Skipper	Common Resident
Large Skipper	Common resident
Dingy Skipper	Very rare resident
Swallowtail	Occasional visitor or migrant, from Norfolk or the continent
Clouded Yellow	Rare migrant
Brimstone	Common resident, particularly in west Suffolk
Large White	Very Common resident
Small White	Very Common resident
Green-veined White	Very Common resident
Orange Tip	Very common resident
Green Hairstreak	Local resident, mainly in the Sandlings and the Brecks
Purple Hairstreak	Resident
White-letter Hairstreak	Scarce resident, Suffolk BAP species
Small Copper	Resident, most numerous in the Sandlings and Brecks
Long-tailed Blue	Scarce Migrant or introduced on food-plant
Silver-studded Blue	Rare resident confined to the Sandlings, Suffolk BAP species
Brown Argus	Common resident
Common Blue	Common resident
Holly Blue	Common resident
White Admiral	Scarce resident, Suffolk BAP species
Purple Emperor	Recent scarce resident
Red Admiral	Common resident and migrant
Painted Lady	Common migrant
Small Tortoiseshell	Common resident and migrant
Scarce/Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell	Occasional sighting but becoming increasingly common in the Netherlands.
Peacock	Common resident
Comma	Resident
Queen of Spain Fritillary	Scarce migrant.  Bred near Minsmere some years ago
High Brown Fritillary	Not known why one was seen near Felixstowe.
Dark Green Fritillary	Present in Norfolk.
Silver-washed Fritillary	Recent scarce resident but now present in several woods.
Speckled Wood	Increasingly common resident
Wall Brown	Declining resident
Marbled White	Introduced colony in Ipswich.  Some sightings in West of Suffolk.
Grayling	Resident, confined to the Sandlings and Brecks, Suffolk BAP species
Gatekeeper	Common resident
Meadow Brown	Common resident
Ringlet	Common resident
Small Heath	Declining resident, especially away from the Sandlings and Brecks

Distribution Maps 2014-2018

Species Name	Distribution Map
Small Skipper	Small Skipper
Essex Skipper	Essex Skipper
Large Skipper	Large Skipper
Dingy Skipper	Dingy Skipper
Swallowtail
Clouded Yellow	Clouded Yellow
Brimstone	Brimstone
Large White	Large White
Small White	Small White
Green-veined White	Green-veined White
Orange-tip	Orange Tip
Green Hairstreak	Green Hairstreak
Purple Hairstreak	Purple Hairstreak
White-letter Hairstreak	White-letter Hairstreak
Small Copper	Small Copper
Long-tailed Blue
Silver-studded Blue	Silver-studded Blue
Brown Argus	Brown Argus
Common Blue	Common Blue
Holly Blue	Holly Blue
White Admiral	White Admiral
Purple Emperor	Purple Emperor
Red Admiral	Red Admiral
Painted Lady	Painted Lady
Small Tortoiseshell	Small Tortoiseshell
Scarce/Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell
Peacock	Peacock
Comma	Comma
Queen of Spain Fritillary	Queen of Spain Fritillary
High Brown Fritillary	High Brown Fritillary
Dark Green Fritillary	Dark Green Fritillary
Silver-washed Fritillary
Speckled Wood	Speckled Wood
Wall	Wall Brown
Marbled White	Marbled White
Grayling	Grayling
Gatekeeper	Gatekeeper
Meadow Brown	Meadow Brown
Ringlet	Ringlet
Small Heath	Small Heath