RECOGNISING BUTTERFLIES
Butterfly Safari
Recognising Butterfly species
Identifying the most common Butterfly species
IDENTIFYING THE MOST COMMON
SPECIES OF BUTTERFLY
Peacock
Small Tortoiseshell
Small Copper
Red Admiral
Speckled Wood
Comma
Painted Lady
Orange Tip
Gatekeeper
Green-veined White
Large White
Small White
Ringlet
Meadow Brown
Holly Blue
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.