| Species Name |
Scientific Name |
UK BAP* Status |
Suffolk Status |
| Small Skipper |
Thymelicus sylvestris |
Not listed |
Common Resident |
| Essex Skipper |
Thymelicus lineola |
Not listed |
Common Resident |
| Large Skipper |
Ochlodes venata |
Not listed |
Common resident |
| Dingy Skipper |
Erynnis tages |
Priority Species |
Very rare resident |
| Swallowtail |
Papilio machaon
|
Not listed
|
Occasional visitor or migrant,
from Norfolk or the continent
|
| Clouded Yellow |
Colias croceus |
Not listed |
Rare migrant |
| Brimstone |
Gonepteryx rhamni |
Not listed |
Common resident, particularly in
west Suffolk |
| Large White |
Pieris brassicae |
Not listed |
Very Common resident |
| Small White |
Pieris rapae |
Not listed |
Very Common resident |
| Green-veined White |
Pieris napi |
Not listed |
Very Common resident |
| Orange Tip |
Anthocharis cardamines |
Not listed |
Very common resident |
| Green Hairstreak |
Callophrys rubi |
Not listed |
Local resident, mainly in the
Sandlings and the Brecks |
| Purple Hairstreak |
Quercusia quercus |
Not listed |
Resident |
| White-letter Hairstreak |
Strymonidia w-album |
Priority Species |
Scarce resident, Suffolk BAP
species |
| Small Copper |
Lycaena
phlaeas |
Not listed |
Resident, most numerous in the
Sandlings and Brecks |
| Silver-studded Blue |
Plebejus
argus |
Priority Species |
Rare resident confined to the
Sandlings, Suffolk BAP species |
| Brown Argus |
Aricia
agestis |
Not listed |
Common resident |
| Common Blue |
Polyommatus
icarus |
Not listed |
Common resident |
| Holly Blue |
Celastrina
argiolus |
Not listed |
Common resident |
| Purple Emperor |
Apatura iris |
Not listed |
An introduction; one site near Theberton |
| White Admiral |
Limenitis
camilla |
Priority species
|
Scarce resident, Suffolk BAP
species
|
| Red Admiral |
Vanessa
atalanta |
Not listed |
Common resident and migrant |
| Painted Lady |
Vanessa
cardui |
Not listed |
Common mgrant |
| Small Tortoiseshell |
Aglais
urticae |
Not listed |
Common resident and migrant |
| Peacock |
Inachis
io |
Not listed |
Common resident |
| Comma |
Polygonia
c-album |
Not listed |
Resident |
| Silver-washed Fritillary |
Argynnis paphia |
Not listed |
A new arrival in Suffolk, resident since 2009 |
| Speckled Wood |
Pararge
aegeria |
Not listed |
Increasingly common resident |
| Wall Brown |
Lasiommata
megera |
Study species |
Resident in severe decline, now restricted to coastal sites |
| Grayling |
Hipparchia
semele |
Priority species
|
Resident, confined to the
Sandlings and Brecks, Suffolk BAP species
|
| Gatekeeper |
Pyronia
tithonus |
Not listed |
Common resident |
| Meadow Brown |
Maniola
jurtina |
Not listed |
Common resident |
| Ringlet |
Aphantopus
hyperantus |
Not listed |
Common resident |
| Small Heath |
Coenonympha
pamphilus |
Study species |
Declining resident, especially
away from the Sandlings and Brecks |
| Species
Name |
Scientific
Name |
UK
BAP Status |
Suffolk
Status
|