HOMEBUTTERFLIESPLACESENVIRONMENTLAWPHOTO LIBRARYBLOGGBUTTERFLY BOOKSLINKSABOUTCONTACT   View species active (on the wing as adults) in a particular month: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Show All | Life Cycles | The following species are likely to be active as adult butterflies during the months shown below.           April is the month where up to 17 species of butterfly make an appearance although it maybe several weeks later in the north of England and Scotland before average temperatures are high enough for these species to appear. Butterflies such as the Orange-tip, Green Hairstreak, Dingy Skipper, Grizzled Skipper and Pearl-bordered Fritillary make a welcome appearance... and the more obvious White butterflies such as the Large (Cabbage) White, Small White and Green-veined White appear... a sign that spring has sprung!!   Brimstone more information Comma more information Dingy Skipper more information Green Hairstreak more information Green-veined White more information Grizzled Skipper more information Holly Blue more information Large Tortoiseshell more information Large White more information Orange-tip more information Pale Clouded Yellow more information Peacock more information Pearl-bordered Fritillary more information Red Admiral more information Small Tortoiseshell more information Small White more information Speckled Wood more information   All text, photographs, images & other graphic elements used on this web site are copyright Steven Cheshire 2000 - unless otherwise stated.   Recommended Books