Butterflies of Tonnóg farm

A field guide to the butterfly species recorded on the farm, including larval food plants, nectar plants and habitats.

 

Butterflies need more than flowers. Adult butterflies feed on nectar, but their caterpillars depend on particular larval food plants such as nettles, grasses, docks, brassicas, holly, ivy and bird's-foot trefoil. This guide shows some of the butterfly species recorded at Tonnóg Farm and the habitats and plants that support them.