White Admiral

Scientific Name - Limenitis camilla

Flight Period - June to August

Overwinters as - Larva

Habitat - Woodland

Larval foodplants - Honeysuckle

Conservation status - Section 41 NERC species of principle importance, UK BAP priority species, BC priority high

Northamptonshire distribution - Localised

Best public sites to see them - Bucknell Wood, Hazelborough Wood and Forest, Fermyn Wood, Salcey Forest.

The White Admiral is a beautiful woodland species that arguably has one of the most exquisite underwings of any of our butterflies. Although they have suffered a decline in abundance in recent years they can still be seen in the majority of our larger woodlands, and like the Purple Emperor, they have increased their range somewhat. They will often come readily to any nectar sources and sometimes the best way of seeing them is to stand by a good-sized Bramble patch and wait for them to come to you. Some of the best sites to see them include Bucknell Wood, Hazelborough Forest and Wood, Fermyn Woods and Salcey Forest.

White Admiral Distribution 2018 - 2022

White Admiral upperwing

White Admiral underwing

White Admiral egg

White Admiral larva

White Admiral larva

White Admiral hibernaculum