Identification

One of the main objectives of this website is to provide an aid in identifying butterflies found in the UK. This website provides several identification aids:

Quick ID

Looking to ID a butterfly? Just click on the graphic below!

Identification Charts

This website provides "charts" of all of the butterflies found in the UK. Select the family and stage your require. For example, if you want to see all UK butterflies, then click the chart for "All Families" and "imago".

	All Families	Hesperiidae	Papilionidae	Pieridae	Lycaenidae	Nymphalidae
All Stages	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart
Ovum	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart
Larva	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart
Pupa	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart
Imago	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart	Show Chart

Species Listing

Click here to return to the home page where all species are listed on the right. Click on the appropriate species name.

Forums

Click here to visit the forums, where you can post a question to your fellow website visitors. Click on the Identification forum.

And Finally ...

Remember that your critter may be a moth! In which case, take a look at the moths page and, failing that, the UK Moths website.