Suffolk's Butterflies - Distribution maps for 2011 - 2015

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).

Suffolk Butterfly Recording- 2011-2015 Distribution
Distribution maps have been prepared for 34 species that have regularly occurred in Suffolk during the five year recording period 2011-2015.
(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 1025 Suffolk tetrads where butterflies have been recorded.  An average of 14.6 species per tetrad was achieved.  (NB. Suffolk has 1089 Tetrads in total).

Number of Species Recorded in Each Tetrad 2011-2015

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Species Name	Suffolk Status
Small Skipper	Common Resident
Essex Skipper	Common Resident
Large Skipper	Common resident
Dingy Skipper	Very rare resident
Swallowtail (no map)	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
Silver-studded Blue	Rare resident confined to the Sandlings, Suffolk BAP species
Brown Argus	Common resident
Common Blue	Common resident
Holly Blue	Common resident
Silver-washed Fritillary	Recent scarce resident
White Admiral	Scarce resident, Suffolk BAP species
Purple Emperor	Recent scarce resident
Red Admiral	Common resident and migrant
Painted Lady	Common mgrant
Small Tortoiseshell	Common resident and migrant
Peacock	Common resident
Comma	Resident
Speckled Wood	Increasingly common resident
Wall Brown	Declining resident
Marbled White
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 2011-2015

Species Name	Distribution Map
Small Skipper	Small Skipper Recorded in 491 of 1025 Tetrads (47.9%)
Essex Skipper	Essex Skipper  Recorded in 317 of 1025 Tetrads (30.9%)
Large Skipper	Large Skipper Recorded in 573 of 1025 Tetrads (55.9%)
Dingy Skipper	Dingy Skipper Recorded in 9 of 1025 Tetrads (0.8%)
Swallowtail
Clouded Yellow	Clouded Yellow Recorded in 199 of 1025 Tetrads (19.4%)
Brimstone	Brimstone Recorded in 542 of 1025 Tetrads (52.8%)
Large White	Large White Recorded in 856 of 1025 Tetrads (83.5%)
Small White	Small White Recorded in 855 of 1025 Tetrads (83.4%)
Green-veined White	Green-veined White Recorded in 750 of 1025 Tetrads (73.1%)
Orange-tip	Orange Tip Recorded in 652 of 1025 Tetrads (63.6%)
Green Hairstreak	Green Hairstreak Recorded in 139 of 1025 Tetrads (13.5%)
Purple Hairstreak	Purple Hairstreak Recorded in 209 of 1025 Tetrads (20.3%)
White-letter Hairstreak	White-letter Hairstreak Recorded in 83 of 1025 Tetrads (8%)
Small Copper	Small CopperRecorded in 453 of 1025 Tetrads (44.1%)
Silver-studded Blue	Silver-studded Blue Recorded in 21 of 1025 Tetrads (2%)
Brown Argus	Brown Argus Recorded in 276 of 1025 Tetrads (26.9%)
Common Blue	Common Blue Recorded in 557 of 1025 Tetrads (54.3%)
Holly Blue	Holly Blue Recorded in 503 of 1025 Tetrads (49%)
Silver-washed Fritillary	Silver-washed FritillaryRecorded in 77 of 1025 Tetrads (7.5%)
White Admiral	White Admiral Recorded in 111 of 1025 Tetrads (10.8%)
Purple Emperor	Purple Emperor Recorded in 15 of 1025 Tetrads (1.4%) Introduced Population, Theberton area
Red Admiral	Red Admiral Recorded in 802 of 1025 Tetrads (78.2%)
Painted Lady	Painted Lady Recorded in 518 of 1025 Tetrads (50.5%)
Small Tortoiseshell	Small Tortoiseshell Recorded in 829 of 1025 Tetrads (80.8%)
Peacock	PeacockRecorded in 829 of 1025 Tetrads (80.8%)
Comma	Comma Recorded in 740 of 1025 Tetrads (72.1%)
Speckled Wood	Speckled Wood Recorded in 740 of 1025 Tetrads (72.1%)
Wall	Wall Brown Recorded in 74 of 1025 Tetrads (7.2%)
Marbled White	Marbled White Recorded in 11 of 1025 Tetrads (1%) Introduced Population, Central Ipswich
Grayling	Grayling Recorded in 124 of 1025 Tetrads (12%)
Gatekeeper	GatekeeperRecorded in 801 of 1025 Tetrads (78.1%)
Meadow Brown	Meadow Brown Recorded in 851 of 1025 Tetrads (83%)
Ringlet	Ringlet Recorded in 703 of 1025 Tetrads (68.5%)
Small Heath	Small Heath Recorded in 305 of 1025 Tetrads (29.7%)