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Butterfly taxonomy (classification) The skippers The swallowtails The whites The hairstreaks, coppers and blues. Includes the Duke of Burgundy. The nymphalids, fritillaries and browns. Includes the Monarch.

Species Listing

This page contains a listing of primary species only. Click here to see both primary species and secondary species.

Family: Nymphalidae

The Nymphalidae family contains species more commonly known as "nymphalids", "fritillaries" or "browns". The vernacular names follow Emmet and Heath (1990). The scientific names follow Bradley (2000).

White Admiral - imago - Pamber Forest - 25-Jun-04 (3) White Admiral white admiral female topside, wootton coppice White Admiral - imago - Thatcham - 03-Jun-07 (1) {REARED}
White Admiral
Limenitis camilla
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		White Admiral
Limenitis camilla
Male Underside
Photo © Gruditch 		White Admiral
Limenitis camilla
Female
Photo © geniculata 		White Admiral
Limenitis camilla
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Purple Emperor - imago - Thatcham - 24-Jun-04 (14) [REARED] Purple Emperor - imago - Thatcham - 16-Jun-04 (14) [REARED] A. iris female SU257293 060709 1 A. iris female SU257293 060709 3
Purple Emperor
Apatura iris
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Purple Emperor
Apatura iris
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Purple Emperor
Apatura iris
Female
Photo © Paul 		Purple Emperor
Apatura iris
Female Underside
Photo © Paul
Red Admiral - imago - Ballard Down - 21-Jul-06 (0500) Red Admiral - imago - Botany Bay - 16-Jul-09 (1) Red Admiral - Crawley, Sussex 6-Oct-07
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Female Underside
Painted Lady - imago - Sarnano, Italy - 18-Jun-08 (1) Painted Lady (newly hatched) - Caterham, Surrey 25-July-09 Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Cynthia cardui
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Painted Lady
Cynthia cardui
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Painted Lady
Cynthia cardui
Female
Photo © Zonda 		Painted Lady
Cynthia cardui
Female Underside
Vanessa virginiensis, Azores, Sao Miguel, 2007-10-28 American Painted Lady - imago - USA - Unknown date (2) [Tim Knight]

American Painted Lady
Cynthia virginiensis
Male
Photo © JKT 		American Painted Lady
Cynthia virginiensis
Male Underside
Photo © Tim Knight 		American Painted Lady
Cynthia virginiensis
Female 		American Painted Lady
Cynthia virginiensis
Female Underside
Small Tortoiseshell - Caterham, Surrey 26-June-05 Small Tortoiseshell (pale form) - Crawley, Sussex 7-June-07

Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Female 		Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Female Underside
Large Tortoiseshell - imago - Thatcham - 05-Jul-05 (2) [REARED] Large Tortoiseshell - imago - Thatcham - 05-Jul-05 (7) [REARED]

Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis polychloros
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis polychloros
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis polychloros
Female 		Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis polychloros
Female Underside
Camberwell Beauty - imago - Thatcham - 20-Sep-07 (1208) {REARED} Camberwell Beauty - imago - Thatcham - 16-Sep-07 (1199) {REARED}

Camberwell Beauty
Nymphalis antiopa
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Camberwell Beauty
Nymphalis antiopa
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Camberwell Beauty
Nymphalis antiopa
Female 		Camberwell Beauty
Nymphalis antiopa
Female Underside
Peacock - imago - Noar Hill - 30-Jul-04 Peacock - imago - Noar Hill - 28-Jul-06 (0633)

Peacock
Inachis io
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Peacock
Inachis io
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Peacock
Inachis io
Female 		Peacock
Inachis io
Female Underside
Comma - imago - Noar Hill - 28-Jul-06 (0637) Comma, Rewell Wood, 11 September 2009

Comma
Polygonia c-album
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Comma
Polygonia c-album
Male Underside
Photo © Sussex Kipper 		Comma
Polygonia c-album
Female 		Comma
Polygonia c-album
Female Underside
Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary - imago - Bentley Wood - 21-May-08 (9) Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary - imago - Pamber Forest - 28-May-05 (9) 07 B. selene SE8598 1007 2 004 Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary Male - Park Corner Heath, Sussex 12-June-09
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene
Female
Photo © Paul 		Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Pearl Bordered Fritillary Male - Abbots Wood, Sussex 22-April-09 Pearl-Bordered Fritillary - imago - Bentley Wood - 12-May-06 (0112) Pearl Bordered Fritillary Female - Abbots Wood, Sussex 28-May-06 Pearl Bordered Fritillary Female - Abbots Wood, Sussex 26-April-07
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Queen of Spain Fritillary - imago - Thatcham - 02-Nov-06 (0810) [REARED] Queen of Spain, Chichester, 10 October 2009

Queen of Spain Fritillary
Issoria lathonia
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Queen of Spain Fritillary
Issoria lathonia
Male Underside
Photo © Sussex Kipper 		Queen of Spain Fritillary
Issoria lathonia
Female 		Queen of Spain Fritillary
Issoria lathonia
Female Underside
07 A. adippe 2506 4 03 07 A. adippe 2506 1 07 (2) High Brown Fritillary Female - Arnside Knott, Lancs. 9-July-09 High Brown Fritillary Female - Arnside Knott, Lancs. 9-July-09
High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis adippe
Male
Photo © Paul 		High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis adippe
Male Underside
Photo © Paul 		High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis adippe
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo 		High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis adippe
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Dark Green Fritillary - imago - Farley Mount Country Park - 28-Jun-04 (6) Dark Green Fritillary - imago - Arnside Knott - 29-Jun-06 (0407) Dark Green Fritillary Female - Pennard Cliffs, Gower, Wales 26-June-07 07 A. aglaja SD494726 2506 1 01 (2)
Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja
Female Underside
Photo © Paul
Silver-Washed Fritillary - imago - Bentley Wood - 27-Jun-04 Silver-Washed Fritillary - imago - Pamber Forest - 25-Jun-04 Silver-Washed Fritillary - imago - Thatcham - 25-Jun-08 (1) {REARED} Silver-washed fritillary 08 08 2009
Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Female Underside
Photo © sahikmet
Marsh Fritillary - imago - Cerne Abbas - 31-May-06 (0172) Marsh Fritillary - imago - Lydlinch Common - 06-Jun-05 (8) Marsh Fritillary - imago - Martin Down - 30-Apr-07 (7) marsh fritillary, female underside, hod hill.
Marsh Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Marsh Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Marsh Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Marsh Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
Female Underside
Photo © geniculata
Glanville Fritillary Male - Bonchurch IOW 20-June-06 Glanville Fritillary - imago - Hurst Castle - 19-May-08 (21) Glanville Fritillary Female - Bonchurch IOW 19-June-06 Glanville Fritillary - imago - Hurst Castle - 29-May-07 (19)
Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Heath Fritillary - imago - Thrift Wood - 12-Jun-06 (0279) Heath Fritillary - imago - Thrift Wood - 12-Jun-06 (0276) Heath Fritillary Female - East Blean Wood, Kent 17-June-09
Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia
Female Underside
Speckled Wood - imago - Midgham Lakes - 19-Apr-09 (1) Speckled Wood - imago - Midgham Lakes - 17-Jun-06 Speckled Wood Female - Crawley, Sussex 17-Aug-06 Speckled Wood Male - Crawley, Sussex 8-June-05
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Wall - imago - Arnside Knott - 07-Aug-06 (0584) Wall - imago - Arnside Knott - 08-Aug-07 (1140) Wall, Steyning, 10 August 2008
Wall
Lasiommata megera
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Wall
Lasiommata megera
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Wall
Lasiommata megera
Female
Photo © Sussex Kipper 		Wall
Lasiommata megera
Female Underside
Mountain Ringlet - imago - Ben Lawers - 13-Jul-05 (13) Mountain Ringlet - imago - Ben Lawers - 13-Jul-05 (3) Mountain Ringlet - imago - Honister Pass - 13-Jul-06 [Richard Thomas]
Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron
Female
Photo © Richard Thomas 		Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron
Female Underside
Scotch Argus (male) Smardale Gill, Cumbria. July 09 Scotch Argus - imago - Arnside Knott - 09-Aug-07 (1147) Scotch Argus - imago - Arnside Knott - 22-Jul-05 [Alan Thornbury]
Scotch Argus
Erebia aethiops
Male
Photo © Trev Sawyer 		Scotch Argus
Erebia aethiops
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Scotch Argus
Erebia aethiops
Female
Photo © Alan Thornbury 		Scotch Argus
Erebia aethiops
Female Underside
Marbled White Male - Woldingham, Surrey 21-June-09 Marbled White Marbled White Female - Birling Gap, Sussex 13-July-06 Marbled White - imago - Farley Mount Country Park - 27-Jun-04 (3)
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Male Underside
Photo © Gruditch 		Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles

Grayling Male - Arnside Knott, Lancs. 9-July-09
Grayling pair - Arnside Knott, Lancs. 9-July-09
Grayling
Hipparchia semele
Male 		Grayling
Hipparchia semele
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Grayling
Hipparchia semele
Female 		Grayling
Hipparchia semele
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Gatekeeper Male - Ashdown Forest, Sussex 22-July-05 Gatekeeper Male - Crawley, Sussex 13-July-05 Gatekeeper - imago - Ballard Down - 17-Jul-06 (0474) Gatekeeper - imago - Bentley Wood - 09-Jul-04 (3)
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Meadow Brown Male - Crawley, Sussex 8-June-07 Meadow Brown Male - Crawley, Sussex 11-June-07 Meadow Brown Female - Botany Bay/Oaken Wood, Sussex 16-July-09 Meadow Brown Female - Crawley, Sussex 28-June-05
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo

Small Heath - Crawley, Sussex 22-Aug-06 Small Heath - imago - Middletown Hill, Powys - 24-May-09 [Rod Trevaskus] small heath, female underside, barton common
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Male 		Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Female
Photo © Rod Trevaskus 		Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Female Underside
Photo © geniculata

Large Heath - imago - Meathop Moss - 29-Jun-06 (0429)
Large Heath - imago - Meathop Moss - 29-Jun-06 (0427)
Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia
Male 		Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia
Female 		Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Ringlet - imago - Pamber Forest - 25-Jun-04 (2) Ringlet - imago - Bentley Wood - 21-Jun-07 (1) Ringlet - imago - Nr Finemere Wood - 27-Jun-05 (2) Ringlet - imago - Nr Finemere Wood - 27-Jun-05 (3)
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Monarch - imago - Thatcham - 25-Sep-06 (0759) [REARED] Monarch - imago - Thatcham - 25-Sep-06 (0753) [REARED] Monarch - imago - Thatcham - 30-Sep-06 (0783) [REARED] Monarch - imago - Thatcham - 25-Sep-06 (0758) [REARED]
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles

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