This table covers all butterfly species across all locations, including additional areas outside the main zones.
The following table covers all species by year. (last updated: 06 September, 2025)
+-------------+-------------------------+----------+-----------+------+------+ | FAMILY | SPECIES | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | +-------------+-------------------------+----------+-----------+------+------+ +-------------+-------------------------+----------+-----------+------+------+ | Hesperiidae | Carcharodus alceae | | | x | | | | Erynnis tages | | x | x | x | | | Ochlodes sylvanus | | x | x | x | | | Pyrgus malvae | | x | x | x | | | Thymelicus acteon | x | | x | | | | Thymelicus lineola | x | x | x | x | | | Thymelicus sylvestris | x | x | x | x | +-------------+-------------------------+----------+-----------+------+------+ | Lycaenidae | Aricia agestis | | x | x | x | | | Celastrina argiolus | x | | x | x | | | Cupido argiades | | | x | x | | | Cupido minimus | x | x | x | x | | | Lycaena phlaeas | | | x | x | | | Plebejus argus | x | x | x | x | | | Polyommatus bellargus | x | x | x | x | | | Polyommatus coridon | x | x | x | x | | | Polyommatus icarus | x | x | x | x | | | Satyrium pruni | | x | | x | | | Satyrium w-album | x | | | | | | Thecla betulae | x | x | | x | +-------------+-------------------------+----------+-----------+------+------+ | Nymphalidae | Aglais io | x | x | x | x | | | Aglais urticae | x | x | x | x | | | Aphantopus hyperantus | x | x | x | x | | | Araschnia levana | f. prosa | f. levana | both | both | | | Argynnis paphia | x | x | x | | | | Boloria dia | | | x | x | | | Coenonympha arcania | x | x | x | x | | | Coenonympha pamphilus | | x | x | x | | | Issoria lathonia | x | x | x | x | | | Lasiommata megera | | x | x | x | | | Maniola jurtina | x | x | x | x | | | Melanargia galathea | x | x | x | x | | | Melitaea athalia spc. + | | x | x | x | | | Nymphalis antiopa | x | | | | | | Nymphalis polychloros | | x | x | | | | Pararge aegeria | x | | | x | | | Polygonia c-album | x | x | x | x | | | Vanessa atalanta | x | x | x | x | | | Vanessa cardui | | | x | x | +-------------+-------------------------+----------+-----------+------+------+ | Riodinidae | Hamearis lucina has yet to be observed. | +-------------+-------------------------+----------+-----------+------+------+ | Papilonidae | Papilio machaon | x | | x | | +-------------+-------------------------+----------+-----------+------+------+ | Pieridae | Anthocharis cardamines | x | x | x | x | | | Colias sp. ++ | | x | x | x | | | Gonepteryx rhamni | | x | x | x | | | Pieris brassicae | x | x | x | x | | | Pieris napi | x | x | x | x | | | Pieris rapae | x | x | x | x | | | Pontia edusa | | | x | x | +-------------+-------------------------+----------+-----------+------+------+ +-------------+-------------------------+----------+-----------+------+------+ | COUNT | 46 | 29 | 34 | 41 | 39 | +-------------+-------------------------+----------+-----------+------+------+
The following table covers all species by location. Please keep in mind that this covers all species ever observed at each location and thus does not highlight species that have migrated to other spots, may have disappeared over time or happen to be temporary guests. (last updated: 06 September, 2025)
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------+
| LOCATION | SPECIES | COUNT |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------+
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------+
| Yard | Aglais io, Aglais urticae, Aphantopus hyperantus, | |
| | Araschnia levana, Gonepteryx rhamni, Issoria | |
| | lathonia, Lasiommata megera, Maniola jurtina, | |
| | Melanargia galathea, Ochlodes sylvanus, Pieris | 20 |
| | brassicae, Pieris napi, Pieris rapae, Polygonia | |
| | c-album, Polyommatus icarus, Pontia edusa, | |
| | Thymelicus acteon, Thymelicus lineola, Vanessa | |
| | atalanta, Vanessa cardui | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------|
| Mixed Field | Aglais urticae, Anthocharis cardamines, Araschnia | |
| | levana, Celastrina argiolus, Coenonympha pamphilus, | |
| | Colias sp., Erynnis tages, Issoria lathonis, | |
| | Lasiommata megera, Melanargia galathea, Ochlodes | 19 |
| | sylvanus, Papilio machaon, Pieris brassicae, Pieris | |
| | napi, Pieris rapae, Polyommatus bellargus, | |
| | Polyommatus icarus, Pontia edusa, Vanessa atalanta | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------|
| Zone I | Aglais io, Aglais urticae, Anthocharis cardamines, | |
| ("Cherry | Aphantopus hyperantus, Araschnia levana, Argynnis | |
| Hill") | paphia, Aricia agestis, Boloria dia, Celastrina | |
| | argiolus, Coenonympha arcania, Coenonympha | |
| | pamphilus, Cupido minimus, Erynnis tages, | |
| | Gonepteryx rhamni, Issoria lathonia, Maniola | |
| | jurtina, Melanargia galathea, Nymphalis | 32 |
| | polychloros, Pararge aegeria, Pieris brassicae, | |
| | Pieris napi, Pieris rapae, Polygonia c-album, | |
| | Polyommatus bellargus, Polyommatus coridon, | |
| | Polyommatus icarus, Pyrgus malvae, Thecla betulae, | |
| | Thymelicus acteon, Thymelicus lineola, Thymelicus | |
| | sylvestris, Vanessa atalanta | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------+
| Zone II | Aglais io, Aglais urticae, Anthocaris cardamines, | |
| ("David's | Aphantopus hyperantus, Araschnia levana, Argynnis | |
| Fields") | paphia, Aricia agestis, Boloria dia, Carcharodus | |
| | alceae, Celastrina argiolus, Coenonympha arcania, | |
| | Coenonympha pamphilus, Cupido argiades, Cupido | |
| | minimus, Erynnis tages, Gonepteryx rhamni, Issoria | |
| | lathonia, Lasiommata megera, Maniola jurtina, | |
| | Melanargia galathea, Nymphalis antiopa, Melitaea | |
| | athalia spc., Nymphalis polychloros, Papilio | 41 |
| | machaon, Pararge aegeria, Pieris brassicae, Pieris | |
| | napi, Pieris rapae, Plebejus argus, Polygonia | |
| | c-album, Polyommatus bellargus, Polyommatus | |
| | coridon, Polyommatus icarus, Pyrgus malvae, | |
| | Satyrium pruni, Thecla betulae, Thymelicus lineola, | |
| | Thymelicus sylvestris, Vanessa atalanta, Vanessa | |
| | cardui | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------+
| Zone III | Aglais io, Aglais urticae, Anthocharis cardamines, | |
| ("Odrich's | Aphantopus hyperantus, Araschnia levana, Aricia | |
| Pond") | agestis, Celastrina argiolus, Coenonympha | |
| | pamphilus, Cupido argiades, Cupido minimus, Erynnis | |
| | tages, Gonepteryx rhamni, Issoria lathonia, | |
| | Lasiommata megera, Lycaena phlaeas, Maniola | |
| | jurtina, Melanargia galathea, Nymphalis | 30 |
| | polychloros, Ochlodes sylvanus, Pieris brassicae, | |
| | Pieris napi, Pieris rapae, Plebejus argus, | |
| | Polygonia c-album, Polyommatus bellargus, | |
| | Polyommatus coridon, Polyommatus icarus, Thymelicus | |
| | lineola, Vanessa atalanta, Vanessa cardui | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------+
| Car Repair | Anthocharis cardamines, Melanargia galathea, Pieris | |
| | brassicae, Pieris napi, Pieris rapae, Polyommatus | 8 |
| | bellargus, Polyommatus icarus, Vanessa atalanta | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------+
| FFH "Bog | Aglais io, Aglais urticae, Anthocharis cardamines, | |
| Hill" | Aricia agestis, Coenonympha pamphilus, Colias | |
| | sp., Cupido argiades, Cupido minimus, Erynnis | |
| | tages, Gonepteryx rhamni, Issoria lathonia, Maniola | |
| | jurtina, Melanargia galathea, Melitaea athalia | |
| | spc., Ochlodes sylvanus, Pieris brassicae, Pieris | 28 |
| | napi, Pieris rapae, Plebejus argus, Polygonia | |
| | c-album, Polyommatus bellargus, Polyommatus | |
| | coridon, Polyommatus icarus, Pyrgus malvae, | |
| | Thymelicus acteon, Thymelicus lineola, Thymelicus | |
| | sylvestris, Vanessa atalanta | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------+
| Meisel | Aglais io, Argynnis paphia, Celastrina argiolus, | |
| | Coenonympha pamphilus, Cupido argiades, Lasiommata | |
| | megera, Lycaena phlaeas, Maniola jurtina, | |
| | Melanargia galathea, Pararge aegeria, Polygonia | |
| | c-album, Pieris brassicae, Pieris napi, Pieris | 22 |
| | rapae, Polyommatus coridon, Polyommatus icarus, | |
| | Satyrium w-album, Thecla betulae, Thymelicus | |
| | acteon, Thymelicus lineola, Thymelicus sylvestris, | |
| | Vanessa atalanta | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------+
| Cemetery | Coenonympha pamphilus, Celastrina argiolus, Issoria | |
| | lathonia, Pieris brassicae, Pieris napi, Pieris | 8 |
| | rapae, Vanessa atalanta, Vanessa cardui | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------+
| Front Yard | Aglais io, Aglais urticae, Pieris rapae, | |
| Meadow | Polyommatus icarus, Thymelicus sylvestris, Vanessa | 6 |
| | atalanta | |
+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------+
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+ As of 24 June, 2025, M. athalia has been expanded to the species complex "Melitaea athalia spc." and includes M. athalia, M. aurelia and M. britomartis due to all three species being likely to appear in my region. Only the analysis of male individuals' genitals is considered to offer proper diagnosis according to professional lepidopterologists, despite the females of all three species being indistinguishable even in terms of their genitals, thus theoretically being able to mate with males from all three species and not necessarily forming three fully individual species.
++ Prior research conducted in my area lists both hyale and alfacariensis, however due to adults being indistinguishable from each other, I still am searching for caterpillars to properly identify the individuals. They also may be part of a species complex rather than two individual species.
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