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.           May... and spring has arrived. Fresh lush plant grown, and many butterfles (up to 35 species) are on the wing. It is at this time of year than many spcialise species occur, species which can only be found in certain parts of the UK... such as the Swallowtail, Britain's largest butterfly only to be found in the Norfolk Broads and the Chequered Skipper nor restricted to parts of Western Scotland.   Adonis Blue more information Brimstone more information Brown Argus more information Chequered Skipper more information Clouded Yellow more information Comma more information Common Blue more information Dingy Skipper more information Duke of Burgundy more information Glanville Fritillary more information Green Hairstreak more information Green-veined White more information Grizzled Skipper more information Heath Fritillary more information Holly Blue more information Large Skipper more information Large Tortoiseshell more information Large White more information Marsh Fritillary more information Orange-tip more information Painted Lady more information Pale Clouded Yellow more information Peacock more information Pearl-bordered Fritillary more information Red Admiral more information Small Blue more information Small Copper more information Small Heath more information Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary more information Small Tortoiseshell more information Small White more information Speckled Wood more information Swallowtail British Race more information Wall Brown more information