The handful of smallish white butterflies discovered fluttering inside the stems of the Sea Kale on Lancing Beach (between Widewater and Lancing Beach Green) have been identified with difficulty as Small White Butterflies. These were not the only butterflies in flight and were outnumbered by larger white butterflies with black tips to their wings. About a dozen refused to settle, but the one that did was identified as a Green-veined White. There were no white butterflies observed over the sections of the beach (Worthing) that did not contain Sea Kale.
Over New Monks Farm, Lancing, the same scenario seemed to be repeated, one or two Small Whites settled, but by far the most, over fifty were more restless white butterflies with strong black markings on their wing-tips. The four that settled all proved to be Green-veined Whites. Large Whites may have occurred but they could not be identified positively, although one was almost certain.
Other butterflies present in the Elm Corridor were a handful of confirmed Large Skippers, about a dozen confirmed Small/Essex Skippers, 20+ Meadow Browns, 15+ Gatekeepers, a Comma, and two faded Speckled Wood Butterflies. The four red moths were Burnets and I think they were 6-spot Burnets, but I am not sure.
A journey through Lancing produced eight species of butterflies.
Butterfly List 2005
Adur Nature Notes 2005
Adur Nature Notes July 2005
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