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…veral notable species also occur. These include the rare silver spotted skipper Hesperia comma and the uncommon and declining Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina, Adonis blue Polyommatus bellargus and marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia. Other uncommon insects of this site include t…

Swyncombe Downs

…lies and moths. Butterflies include silver spotted, grizzled and dingy skippers Hesperia comma, Pyrgus malvae and Erynnis tages the first of these a national rarity, as well as dark green fritillary Argyn nisaglaia. Day flying moths include the cistus forester Adscita geryon, chi…

Pitstone Hill

…minimus, Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina and silver spotted and Essex skippers Hesperia comma and Thymelicus lineola.

Aston Upthorpe Downs

…short swards support a population of the nationally rare silver spotted skipper Hesperia comma, a species listed in the British Red Data Book and dependent upon sheep's fescue in open, broken ground. Other butterflies of local importance include the chalkhill blue Polyommatus cor…

Broughton Down

… colonies of chalk carpet moths Scotopteryx bipunctaria, silver spotted skipper Hesperia comma butterflies in each case probably the only remaining Hampshire colonies, the Essex skipper Thymelicus lineola the only known Hampshire colony and Duke of Burgundy fritillary Hamearis lu…

Hackhurst and White Downs

…y Hamearis lucina, marbled white Melanargia galathea and silver spotted skipper Hesperia comma. Other notable invertebrates include the juniper specific bug Cyphostethus tristriatus, the rare flies Gymnosoma rotundatum and Microdon devius, four rare beetles Coleoptera and Centro…

Beacon Hill, Warnford

… known to breed, including colonies of two rarities, the silver spotted skipper Hesperia comma and Duke of Burgundy fritillary Hamearis lucina and comparatively large populations of brown argus Aricia agestis, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi, chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon, …

Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment

…re the strawbelle moth Aspitates gilvaria, the silver spotted skipper butterfly Hesperia comma and the Adonis blue butterfly Polyommatus bellargus. Rare flies Diptera include Micropeza lateralis a stilt legged fly and Cheilosa nigripes, a hoverfly. A large number of rare beetles…

Turville Hill

…rspersed with bare ground provides ideal habitat for the silver spotted skipper Hesperia comma, a national rarity of Red Data Book status. Horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa is the food plant of the Adonis blue Polyommatus bellargus, another nationally rare butterfly in its sole …

Aston Rowant

…nd chalk carpet moths Scotopteryx bipunctaria, silver spotted skipper butterfly Hesperia comma a species confined to only 55 colonies most of them very small on the chalk and limestone of southern England, the leaf beetle Longitarsus obliteratus and the rare bugs Parapiesma quadr…

Martin and Tidpit Downs

… Polyommatus coridon, Adonis blue Polyommatus bellargus, silver spotted skipper Hesperia comma, marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia and Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina.

Ivinghoe Hills

…ere are records of Adonis blue Polyommatus bellargus and silver spotted skipper Hesperia comma, both very local and declining species which further survey would need to confirm. The bryophyte flora of ant hills, downland and north and east facing slopes includes the local species…

Lydden and Temple Ewell Downs

…s bellargus, chalkhill blue L. coridon and the very rare silver spotted skipper Hesperia comma. Two rare moths, the dew Setina irrorella and the straw belle Aspitates gilvaria are also present as wellas the rare carthusian snail Monacha cartusiana. The spectacular great green bus…

Porton Down

…ies, including a large population of the nationally rare silver spotted skipper Hesperia comma, a species which was once widespread on chalk and limestone in Britain, extending as far as Yorkshire, but which has suffered a severe decline during the past 40 years. Other uncommon b…

Watlington and Pyrton Hills

…rded. Of particular note is the strong population of the silver spotted skipper Hesperia comma which is a rare and declining species in great Britain. Other butterflies occurring include chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon, small blue Cupido minimus, brown argus Aricia agestis, gr…

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