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Checklist 2011

Refer also to my Season Blog 2011 for comments on how the butterfly year is progressing.
Two fellow lepsters living nearby maintain similar lists - Guy Padfield (also in Switzerland) and Tim Cowles (Lyon).

Check list history - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Season blogs 2005-2011 - I never complete my season blogs during the summer months so I've discontinued them.
1 Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell 6th Feb Valais CH
2 Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral 5th March Vaud CH
3 Nymphalis polychloros Large Tortoiseshell 11th March Vaud CH
4 Pieris rapae Small White 11th March Vaud CH
5 Gonepteryx rhamni Brimstone 14th March Vaud CH
6 Leptidea sinapis Wood White 14th March Vaud CH
7 Clossiana dia Violet Fritillary 24th March Vaud CH
8 Pieris brassicae Large White 24th March Vaud CH
9 Inachis io Peacock 24th March Vaud CH
10 Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood 25th March Vaud CH
11 Colias alfacariensis Berger's Clouded Yellow 2nd April Valais CH
12 Carcharodus alceae Mallow Skipper 2nd April Valais CH
13 Callophrys rubi Green Hairstreak 2nd April Valais CH
14 Coenonympha pamphilus Small Heath 2nd April Valais CH
15 Anthocharis cardamines Orange Tip 2nd April Valais CH
16 Agrodiaetus thersites Chapman's Blue 2nd April Valais CH
17 Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue 2nd April Valais CH
18 Erynnis tages Dingy Skipper 2nd April Valais CH
19 Issoria lathonia Queen of Spain Fritillary 2nd April Valais CH
20 Nymphalis antiopa Camberwell Beauty 2nd April Valais CH
21 Papilio machaon Swallowtail 2nd April Valais CH
22 Pieris napi Green Veined White 2nd April Valais CH
23 Polygonia c-album Comma 2nd April Valais CH
24 Pontia edusa Eastern Bath White 2nd April Valais CH
25 Pyrgus malvae Grizzled Skipper 2nd April Valais CH
26 Iphiclides podalirius Scarce Swallowtail 2nd April Valais CH
27 Glaucopsyche alexis Green Underside Blue 9th April Valais CH
28 Melitaea cinxia Glanville Fritillary 9th April Valais CH
29 Erebia triaria de Prunner's Ringlet 9th April Valais CH
30 Colias croceus Clouded Yellow 9th April Valais CH
31 Polyommatus icarus Common Blue 9th April Valais CH
32 Scolitantides orion Chequered Blue 9th April Valais CH
33 Lasiommata megera Wall 9th April Valais CH
34 Cyclyrius webbianus Canary Blue 16th April Gran Canaria ES
35 Pontia daplidice Bath White 16th April Gran Canaria ES
36 Zizeeria knysna African Grass Blue 16th April Gran Canaria ES
37 Danaus plexippus Monarch 16th April Gran Canaria ES
38 Catopsilia florella African Migrant 16th April Gran Canaria ES
39 Thymelicus christi (acteon) Canary Skipper 16th April Gran Canaria ES
40 Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper 16th April Gran Canaria ES
41 Hipparchia tamadabae (wyssii) Gran Canaria Grayling 17th April Gran Canaria ES
42 Pararge xiphioides Canary Speckled Wood 19th April Gran Canaria ES
43 Aricia agestis Brown Argus 19th April Gran Canaria ES
44 Euchloe grancanariensis (belemia) Gran Canaria Green Striped White 19th April Gran Canaria ES
45 Vanessa vulcania Canary Red Admiral 19th April Gran Canaria ES
46 Cacyreus marshalli Geranium Bronze 19th April Gran Canaria ES
47 Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown 19th April Gran Canaria ES
48 Cynthia cardui Painted Lady 22nd April Gran Canaria ES
49 Cyaniris semiargus Mazarine Blue 1st May Vaud CH
50 Spialia sertorius Red Underwing Skipper 1st May Vaud CH
51 Lysandra bellargus Adonis Blue 1st May Vaud CH
52 Mellicta parthenoides Meadow Fritillary 1st May Vaud CH
53 Lycaena tityrus Sooty Copper 1st May Vaud CH
54 Erebia medusa Woodland Ringlet 1st May Vaud CH
55 Artogeia mannii Southern Small White 1st May Vaud CH
56 Colias hyale Pale Clouded Yellow 1st May Vaud CH
57 Cupido minimus Small Blue 1st May Vaud CH
58 Aporia crataegi Black Veined White 7th May Valais CH
59 Melitaea didyma Spotted Fritillary 7th May Valais CH
60 Plebicula dorylas Turquoise Blue 7th May Valais CH
61 Aricia artaxerxes Mountain Argus 7th May Valais CH
62 Boloria euphrosyne Pearl Bordered Fritillary 7th May Valais CH
63 Mellicta aurelia Nickerl's Fritillary 7th May Valais CH
64 Parnassius apollo Apollo 7th May Valais CH
65 Melitaea diamina False Heath Fritillary 7th May Valais CH
66 Pyrgus armoricanus Obethur's Grizzled Skipper 7th May Valais CH
67 Pyrgus onopordi Rosy Grizzled Skipper 7th May Valais CH
68 Eumedonia eumedon Geranium Argus 7th May Valais CH
69 Pyrgus cartharmi Safflower Skipper 7th May Valais CH
70 Cupido osiris Osiris Blue 7th May Valais CH
71 Hamearis lucina Duke of Burgundy Fritillary 7th May Valais CH
72 Pseudophilotes baton Baton Blue 7th May Valais CH
73 Everes argiades Short Tailed Blue 7th May Valais CH
74 Pyrgus serratulae Olive Skipper 7th May Valais CH
75 Everes alcetas Provencal Short Tailed Blue 7th May Valais CH
76 Araschnia levana Map 8th May Vaud CH
77 Melitaea phoebe Knapweed Fritillary 21st May Geneva CH
78 Mellicta athalia Heath Fritillary 21st May Geneva CH
79 Brenthis Daphne Marbled Fritillary 21st May Geneva CH
80 Melanargia galathea Marbled White 21st May Geneva CH
81 Carterocephalus palaemon Chequered Skipper 21st May Geneva CH
82 Coenonympha arcania Pearly Heath 21st May Geneva CH
83 Plebejus argus Silver Studded Blue 21st May Geneva CH
84 Plebejus argyrognomon Reverdin's Blue 21st May Geneva CH
85 LImenitis populi Poplar Admiral 21st May Geneva CH
86 Satyrium pruni Black Hairstreak 21st May Geneva CH
87 Lycaena helle Violet Copper 24th May Vaud CH
88 Paleochrysophanus hippothoe Purple Edged Copper 24th May Vaud CH
89 Coenonympha hero Scarce Heath 28th May Ain FR
90 Coenonympha glycerion Chestnut Heath 28th May Ain FR
91 Thymelicus lineola Essex Skipper 4th June Vaud CH
92 Argynnis adippe High Brown Fritillary 4th June Vaud CH
93 Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet 4th June Fribourg CH
94 Maculinea nausithous Dusky Large Blue 4th June Fribourg CH
95 Maculinea telejus Scarce Large Blue 4th June Fribourg CH
96 Brenthis ino Lesser Marbled Fritillary 4th June Fribourg CH
97 Ochlodes venata Large Skipper 4th June Fribourg CH
98 Boloria selene Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary 4th June Fribourg CH
99 Agrodiaetus damon Damon Blue 12th June Valais CH
100 Agrodiaetus amanda Amanda's Blue 12th June Valais CH
101 Carcharodus lavatherae Marbled Skipper 12th June Valais CH
102 Lasiommata maera Large Wall Brown 12th June Valais CH
103 Limenitis camilla White Admiral 12th June Valais CH
104 Lycaena alciphron Purple Shot Copper 12th June Valais CH
105 Lycaena virgaureae Scarce Copper 12th June Valais CH
106 Maculinea arion Large Blue 12th June Valais CH
107 Mellicta deione Provencal Fritillary 12th June Valais CH
108 Plebejus idas Idas Blue 12th June Valais CH
109 Satyrium ilicis Ilex Hairstreak 12th June Valais CH
110 Satyrium spini Blue Spot Hairstreak 12th June Valais CH
111 Satyrus ferula Great Sooty Satyr 12th June Valais CH
112 Thymelicus sylvestris Small Skipper 12th June Valais CH
113 Limenitis reducta Southern White Admiral 12th June Valais CH
114 Albulina orbitulus Alpine Argus 25th June Piemont IT
115 Argynnis aglaja Dark Green Fritillary 25th June Piemont IT
116 Apatura iris Purple Emperor 25th June Piemont IT
117 Clossiana titania Titania's Fritillary 25th June Piemont IT
118 Clossiana thore Thor's Fritillary 25th June Piemont IT
119 Argynnis niobe Niobe Fritillary 25th June Piemont IT
120 Apatura ilia Lesser Purple Emperor 25th June Piemont IT
121 Erebia oeme Bright Eyed Ringlet 25th June Piemont IT
122 Erebia alberganus Almond Eyed Ringlet 25th June Piemont IT
123 Lasiommata petropolitana Northern Wall Brown 25th June Piemont IT
124 Heteropterus morpheus Large Chequered Skipper 25th June Piemont IT
125 Neptis rivularis Hungarian Glider 25th June Piemont IT
126 Erebia euryale Large Ringlet 25th June Piemont IT
127 Lysandra coridon Chalk Hill Blue 25th June Valais CH
128 Plebejus pylaon Swiss Zephyr Blue 25th June Valais CH
129 Hipparchia semele Grayling 25th June Valais CH
130 Hipparchia genava Lesser Rock Grayling 25th June Valais CH
131 Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 26th June Valais CH
132 Euchloe simplonia Mountain Dappled White 26th June Valais CH
133 Erebia mnestra Mnestra's Ringlet 26th June Valais CH
134 Erebia meolans Piedmont Ringlet 26th June Valais CH
135 Erebia melampus Lesser Mountain Ringlet 26th June Valais CH
136 Coenonympha gardetta Alpine Heath 26th June Valais CH
137 Pieris bryaoniae Mountain Green Veined White 26th June Valais CH
138 Polyommatus eros Eros Blue 28th June Vaud CH
139 Pyrgus alveus Large Grizzled Skipper 28th June Vaud CH
140 Maculinea rebeli Mountain Alcon Blue 28th June Vaud CH
141 Satyrium w-album White Letter Hairstreak 28th June Vaud CH
142 Lopinga achine Woodland Brown 28th June Vaud CH
143 Argynnis paphia Silver Washed Fritillary 28th June Vaud CH
144 Agriades glandon Glandon Blue 28th June Vaud CH
145 Boloria aquilonaris Cranberry Fritillary 28th June Vaud CH
146 Erebia eriphyle Eriphyle Ringlet 28th June Vaud CH
147 Erebia ligea Arran Brown 28th June Vaud CH
148 Erebia manto Yellow Spotted Ringlet 28th June Vaud CH
149 Kanetisa circe Great Banded Grayling 28th June Vaud CH
150 Erebia tyndarus Swiss Brassy Ringlet 2nd July Valais CH
151 Erebia epiphron Mountain Ringlet 2nd July Valais CH
152 Erebia gorge Silky Ringlet 2nd July Valais CH
153 Pontia callidice Peak White 2nd July Valais CH
154 Boloria napaea Mountain Fritillary 2nd July Valais CH
155 Parnassius phoebus Small Apollo 2nd July Valais CH
156 Mellicta varia Grison's Fritillary 2nd July Valais CH
157 Meleageria daphnis Meleager's Blue 2nd July Valais CH
158 Hesperia comma Silver Spotted Skipper 2nd July Valais CH
159 Boloria pales Shepherd's Fritillary 2nd July Valais CH
160 Colias phicomone Mountain Clouded Yellow 2nd July Valais CH
161 Hypodryas cynthia Cynthia's Fritillary 2nd July Valais CH
162 Erebia pandrose Dewy Ringlet 2nd July Valais CH
163 Pyrgus andromedae Alpine Grizzled Skipper 2nd July Valais CH
164 Erebia pronoe Water Ringlet 9th July Valais CH
165 Erebia aethiops Scotch Argus 9th July Valais CH
166 Agrodiaetus escheri Escher's Blue 11th July Valais CH
167 Coenonympha darwiniana Darwin's Heath 11th July Valais CH
168 Erebia christi Ratzer's Ringlet 11th July Valais CH
169 Erebia montana Marbled Ringlet 11th July Valais CH
170 Hyponephele lycaon Dusky Meadow Brown 11th July Valais CH
171 Erebia palarica Chapman's Ringlet 16th July Cantabrians ES
172 Agriades pyrenaicus Gavarnie Blue 16th July Cantabrians ES
173 Erebia cassioides Common Brassy Ringlet 16th July Cantabrians ES
174 Melanargia russiae Esper's Marbled White 17th July Cantabrians ES
175 Melanargia lachesis Iberian Marbled White 17th July Cantabrians ES
176 Hipparchia alcyone Rock Grayling 17th July Cantabrians ES
177 Muschampia proto Sage Skipper 18th July Burgos ES
178 Pyronia bathseba Spanish Gatekeeper 18th July Burgos ES
179 Pyronia cecilia Southern Gatekeeper 18th July Burgos ES
180 Satyrium acaciae Sloe Hairstreak 18th July Burgos ES
181 Agrodiaetus ripartii Ripart's Anomalous Blue 18th July Burgos ES
182 Satyrium esculi False Ilex Hairstreak 18th July Burgos ES
183 Agrodiaetus ainsae Forster's Furry Blue 18th July Burgos ES
184 Thymelicus acteon Lulworth Skipper 17th July Burgos ES
185 Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper 18th July Burgos ES
186 Lampides boeticus Long Tailed Blue 18th July Burgos ES
187 Gonepteryx cleopatra Cleopatra 18th July Burgos ES
188 Chazara briseis Hermit 18th July Burgos ES
189 Coenonympha dorus Dusky Heath 19th July Soria ES
190 Argynnis pandora Cardinal 19th July Soria ES
191 Hipparchia fagi Woodland Grayling 19th July Soria ES
192 Agrodiaetus fabressei Obethur's Anomalous Blue 19th July Soria ES
193 Pyrgus cirsii Cinquefoil Skipper 19th July Soria ES
194 Aricia morronensis Spanish Argus 19th July Soria ES
195 Chazara prieuri Southern Hermit 20th July Montes Universales ES
196 Satyrus actaea Black Satyr 20th July Montes Universales ES
197 Leptotes pirithous Lang's Short Tailed Blue 20th July Montes Universales ES
198 Pseudotergumia fidia Striped Grayling 20th July Montes Universales ES
199 Lysandra albicans Spanish Chalk Hill Blue 20th July Montes Universales ES
200 Brenthis hecate Twin Spot Fritillary 22nd July Montes Universales ES
201 Laeosopis roboris Spanish Purple Hairstreak 22nd July Montes Universales ES
202 Carcharodus boeticus Southern Marbled Skipper 22nd July Montes Universales ES
203 Arethusana arethusa False Grayling 22nd July Montes Universales ES
204 Plebicula nivescens Mother of Pearl Blue 22nd July Montes Universales ES
205 Hyponephele lupina Oriental Meadow Brown 22nd July Montes Universales ES
206 Quercusia quercus Purple Hairstreak 24th July Sierra de Guardarrama ES
207 Lycaena bleusei Blue Sooty Copper 24th July Sierra de Guardarrama ES
208 Neohipparchia statilinus Tree Grayling 25th July Madrid ES
209 Pyrgus carlinae Carline Skipper 31st July Valais CH
210 Minois dryas Dryad 20th Aug Valais CH