Butterflies of 2026

Original post – 24 Feb 2026, updating date to keep it in my blog menu recents list Peacock – 23rd Feb Brimstone – 24th Feb Small Tortoiseshell – 25th Feb Holly Blue – 10th March Comma – 19th March Small White – 30th March Green-veined White – 5th April Orange Tip – 8th April Speckled Wood – 8th April Red Admiral – 23rd April Large White – 23rd April Common Blue – 3rd May Painted Lady – 3rd May Our first butterflies of the year appeared on 23rd February, a Peacock, in our garden. On the 24th, two Brimstone fluttered through. Lots of Brimstone at Wicken Fen on 25th, a solitary European Peacock, and a likely Small Tortoiseshell. Peacock, Aglais io, archive photo I will update this post as and when. Hoping to see an early Orange Tip in March. I recorded the first UK sighting of that species on 17th March in 2024, Broad Lane, Cottenham, Cambs. Courting Brimstone butterflies, archive photo from a previous summer First Large White of the year in the garden, 2nd March. Actually, more likely…