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1 Grayling Please contact us if you would like further information or would like to get involved in helping to save our butterflies. Denise Fish Arnside & Silverdale AONB The Old Station Building, Arnside, Carnforth LA5 0HG T: E: Butterfly Conservation T: E: David Talbot Butterflies Arnside & Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Special thanks to Laura Sivell for providing many of the stunning butterfly photographs used in this publication.

2 Large Skipper Arnside & Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Stunning limestone pavements, ancient woodlands, herb rich grasslands, meadows and wetlands are havens for butterflies, moths and other wildlife. Mike Warren Look out for butterflies The Morecambe Bay limestone hills are the most important butterfly sites in northern England and are a national stronghold for the High Brown Fritillary. Arnside Knott, Warton Crag and Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve are great places to see this butterfly. Front cover: Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Elliott Staley High Brown Fritillary

3 Jon Sparks Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve, a great place to see Morecambe Bay s special butterflies. David Talbot The sulphur-yellow uppersides of the wings of the male Brimstone make this species easy to identify in flight. When the butterflies roost amongst foliage, the angular shape and the strong veining of the wings give them a close resemblance to leaves. 4

4 Painted Lady Butterfly Conservation was formed by a small group of dedicated naturalists in 1968 following the alarming decline of many beautiful butterflies. Most British butterflies remain a cause for concern, with three quarters of our native species in decline. Four butterflies and over sixty moths became extinct last century. We aim to halt and reverse these declines. Our vision is of a world rich in butterflies for future generations to enjoy. Butterflies are beautiful and intrinsically valuable. Together with moths, their sensitivity to environmental change makes them valuable indicators of the health of the countryside. Falling numbers are an early warning to all wildlife that cannot be ignored. Butterfly Conservation manages over thirty nature reserves, including Myers Allotment near Silverdale and is also involved in over seventy landscape-scale projects to conserve butterfly and moth habitats, including the Morecambe Bay limestone hills. Mike Moon Purple Hairstreak caterpillar Comma caterpillar Red Admiral caterpillar The Red Admiral is often seen in gardens feeding on Buddleia (also known as the Butterfly Bush) and on rotting fruit.

5 Flight times Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Main foodplants Main habitat Skippers Hairstreaks, Coppers and Blues Metalmarks Whites and Yellows Vanessids and fritillaries Browns Small Skipper L Large Skipper L Dingy Skipper L Clouded Yellow M Brimstone C Large White C Small White C Green-veined White C Orange-tip C Green Hairstreak L Purple Hairstreak L White-letter Hairstreak R Small Copper L Northern Brown Argus L Common Blue C Holly Blue C Duke of Burgundy R Red Admiral M Painted Lady M Small Tortoiseshell C Peacock C Comma C Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary L Pearl-bordered Fritillary R High Brown Fritillary L Dark Green Fritillary L Speckled Wood C Wall L Scotch Argus L Grayling L Gatekeeper R Meadow Brown C Small Heath L Ringlet C Yorkshire Fog Cock s-foot Common Bird s-foot-trefoil Legumes, Clovers Buckthorn Crucifers Crucifers Crucifers Crucifers Common Rock-rose & Bird s-foot-trefoil Oak Elm Common & Sheep s Sorrel Common Rock-rose Common Bird s-foot-trefoil Holly, Ivy Cowslips, Primrose Common nettle Thistles Common nettle Common nettle Common nettle and Elm Violets Violets Violets Violets Grasses Grasses Blue Moor-grass Fine grasses Grasses Grasses Fine grasses Coarse grasses Unimproved grassland, woodland rides & glades Unimproved grassland, woodland rides & glades Limestone grassland, woodland rides & glades Sunny open habitats Scrubby grassland, woodland rides & glades Gardens, allotments & fields Gardens, allotments & fields Damp meadows, woodland rides & glades Damp meadows, woodland rides & glades Limestone grassland, woodland rides & glades Oaks in hedgerows & woodlands Elms in hedgerows & woodlands Unimproved grasslands, woodland rides & glades Limestone grasslands Unimproved grasslands Hedgerows Limestone grassland, woodland rides & glades Sunny open habitats, flowery meadows & orchards Sunny open habitats Sunny open habitats Sunny open habitats, woodland rides & glades Woodland rides & glades & wood edges Flower-rich grassland & bracken Coppice and scrub clearings, bracken Coppice and scrub clearings, bracken Flower-rich grassland & bracken Dappled rides & glades Sparse grassland (eg in disused quarries) Sheltered limestone grassland Sparse limestone grassland Hedgerows, grassland, woodland rides & glades Grassland, woodland rides & glades Open grassland Grassland, woodland rides & glades Main flight time Possible flight time Occasional flight time (C) Common in AONB (R) Rare in AONB (L) Locally common/rare elsewhere (M) Migrant

6 David Morris The Duke of Burgundy - one of Britain s most threatened butterflies - can be found on scrubby grassland and in sunny woodland clearings. The AONB Partnership and Butterfly Conservation are working hard locally on habitat manangement to enhance and extend the special areas on which our butterflies depend.

7 Vanessids and fritillaries Comma Polygonia c-album Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Peacock Aglais io High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Elliott Staley Small Tortoiseshell 15

8 Browns Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Wall Lasiommata megera Tony Riden Grayling Hipparchia semele Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus The Wall is aptly named after its habit of basking on walls, rocks and stony places.

9 Hairstreaks, Coppers and Blues Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album Jon Barber The Common Blue male has blue wings with black-brown border and thin white fringe. The female has brown wings with a blue dusting near the body.

10 Whites and Yellows Large White Pieris brassicae Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Clouded Yellow Colias croceus Jean Warren Small White Pieris rapae Green-veined White Pieris napi The Green-veined White can be found throughout the countryside but prefers damp sheltered areas.

11 Skippers Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus Metalmarks Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina Jean Warren Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris A small butterfly with a darting flight - it can be seen manoeuvring expertly through tall grass stems.

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