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Introduction Body Parts Life Cycle Camouflage and Predators Recognising Butterflies Gardening Art
RECOGNISING BUTTERFLIES
Butterfly Safari
Recognising Butterfly species
Identifying the most common Butterfly species

IDENTIFYING THE MOST COMMON
SPECIES OF BUTTERFLY

Peacock
Small Tortoiseshell
Peacock - click here for more details Small Tortoiseshell - click here for more details
Small Copper Red Admiral
Small Copper - click here for more details Red Admiral - click here for more details
Speckled Wood Comma
Speckled Wood - click here for more details Comma - click here for more details
Painted Lady Orange Tip
Painted Lady - click here for more details Orange Tip - click here for more details
Gatekeeper Green-veined White
Gatekeeper - click here for more details Green-veined White - click here for more details
Large White Small White
Large White - click here for more details Small White - click here for more details
Ringlet Meadow Brown
Ringlet - click here for more details Meadow Brown - click here for more details
Holly Blue
Holly Blue - click here for more details There are fifteen species of butterfly which are commonly encountered around schools and they are fairly easily told apart. For more information on each species, click the image.

 

 

Introduction Body Parts Life Cycle Camouflage and Predators Recognising Butterflies Gardening Art