Butterflies
Introduction
Butterflies are part of the insect order Lepidoptera, meaning 'scale-wings'. There are 59 resident species in Britain plus a few migrants that arrive here occasionally from the continent.
Leicestershire and Rutland Resources
Facebook Group: Butterflies and Moths of Leicestershire & Rutland - this is a lively and active group and a great place for sharing news and getting help with identifying photos. This is the quickest and easiest way to get answers or suggestions – often in a matter of minutes.
Useful Websites and Publications
Online
UK Butterflies - an excellent site with many images plus comprehensive information about all the British found species.
Printed
Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland
Discover Butterflies in Britain - a lovely book describing every British species with good photographs and a very useful gazeteer of where and when to find them.
If you know of other websites or books that you would recommend, do let us know: info@naturespot.co.uk
Recording Schemes
As with all records, any submissions you make to NatureSpot will be automatically forwarded to both local and national recording schemes.
Visit our County Recorders page to find out who is the CR in VC55 (Leicestershire and Rutland).