Noakes Grove Butterflies

Click the English Name to link to that species on the UKButterflies site - lots of photos and biological information.

Click the Latin Name to link to that species on the Essex Field Club website - Essex distributionn maps and local information

See here for species not yet known from one of our reserves but which breeds nearby

Family	English Name	Latin Name	Food Plant	Management needs	Noakes Grove
Hesperidae	Small Skipper	Thymelicus sylvestris	Grass	light or no grazing, open sunny rides	*
Hesperidae	Essex Skipper	Thymelicus lineola	Grass	light or no grazing, open sunny rides	*
Hesperidae	Large Skipper	Ochlodes venata	Grass	light or no grazing, open sunny rides	*
Pieridae	Brimstone	Gonepteryx rhamni	Purging Buckthorn	keep scrub and hedges with buckthorn fairly open	*
Pieridae	Large White	Pieris brassicae	Wild Crucifers	nothing special	*
Pieridae	Small White	Pieris rapae	Wild Crucifers	nothing special	*
Pieridae	Green-veined White	Pieris napi	Wild Crucifers	Light grazing or occasional cutting of hedge and ride edges	*
Pieridae	Orange Tip	Anthocharis cardamines	Garlic Mustard	Light grazing or occasional cutting of hedge and ride edges	*
Lycaenidae	Purple Hairstreak	Quercusia quercus	Oak	nothing special. Flies high around tall oaks	*
Lycaenidae	Brown Argus	Aricia agestis	Geranium	Needs lots of rabbits or some human ground disturbance	*
Lycaenidae	Common Blue	Polyommatus icarus	Birds Foot Trefoil	Light to moderate grazing, periodic cutting	*
Lycaenidae	Holly Blue	Celastrina argiolus	Ivy, Dog Wood, Spindle, Buckthorn	Avoid cuttiing branches of foodplant when in flower or fruit	*
Lycaenidae	Small Copper	Lycaena phlaeas	Sorrel, Broad- leaved Dock	Light to moderate grazing. Occasional cutting.	*
Nymphalidae	Silver-washed Fritillary	Argynnis paphia	Common Violet	Light to moderate grazing, periodic cutting	*
Nymphalidae	Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	Stinging Nettle	Retain nettle patches in sun beside hedges. Need abundant nectar sources.	*
Nymphalidae	Painted Lady	Cynthia cardui	Thistles	Need abundant nectar sources.	*
Nymphalidae	Small Tortoiseshell	Aglais urticae	Stinging Nettle	Retain nettle patches in sun beside hedges. Need abundant nectar sources.	*
Nymphalidae	Peacock	Inachis io	Stinging Nettle	Retain nettle patches in sun beside hedges. Need abundant nectar sources.	*
Nymphalidae	Comma	Polygonia c-album	Stinging Nettle	Retain nettle patches in sun o0r light shade b	*
Nymphalidae	Speckled Wood	Pararge aegeria	Grasses	Grassy rides with dappled shade	*
Nymphalidae	Marbled White	Melanargia galathea	Grasses	Light grazing, periodic cutting	*
Nymphalidae	Gatekeeper	Pyronia tithonus	Grasses	Light grazing, periodic cutting	*
Nymphalidae	Meadow Brown	Maniola jurtina	Grasses	Light grazing, periodic cutting	*
Nymphalidae	Small Heath	Coenonympha pamphilus	Grasses	Light to moderate grazing,	*
Nymphalidae	Ringlet	Aphantopus hyperantus	Grasses	Light grazing, periodic cutting. Likes slighly damp soils	*
The following three species breed in nearby woods and may await discovery at one or more of our three reserves. We have planted some honeysuckle at Kings Field but it is not found at Noakes Grove or Ellis Green Only Noakes Grove has good sallows
Lycaenidae	White-letter Hairstreak	Satyrium w-album	Elm	Elm regrowth from dead Elm trees
Nymphalidae	Purple Emperor	Apatura iris	Pussy Willow (Sallow)	Suitable salllows at edger of woodland with tall oak trees
Nymphalidae	White Admiral	Limenitis camilla	Honeysuckle	Honeysuckle in partial sun in woodland

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