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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 all primary species found in the UK (click here to also see secondary species). The species are organised by the family to which they belong. If you can't find the butterfly you're after, then it may be a moth, in which case this page might help!

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
Limenitis camilla
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
White Admiral
White Admiral
Limenitis camilla
Male Underside
Photo © Gruditch
white admiral female topside, wootton coppice
White Admiral
Limenitis camilla
Female
Photo © geniculata
White Admiral - imago - Thatcham - 03-Jun-07 (1) {REARED}
White Admiral
Limenitis camilla
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Purple Emperor - imago - Thatcham - 24-Jun-04 (14) [REARED]
Purple Emperor
Apatura iris
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Purple Emperor - imago - Thatcham - 16-Jun-04 (14) [REARED]
Purple Emperor
Apatura iris
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
A. iris female SU257293 060709 1
Purple Emperor
Apatura iris
Female
Photo © Paul
A. iris female SU257293 060709 3
Purple Emperor
Apatura iris
Female Underside
Photo © Paul
Red Admiral - imago - Ballard Down - 21-Jul-06 (0500)
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Red Admiral - imago - Botany Bay - 16-Jul-09 (1)
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Red Admiral - Crawley, Sussex 6-Oct-07
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
Cynthia cardui
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Painted Lady (newly hatched) - Caterham, Surrey 25-July-09
Painted Lady
Cynthia cardui
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Cynthia cardui
Female
Photo © Zonda
Painted Lady
Cynthia cardui
Female Underside
Vanessa virginiensis, Azores, Sao Miguel, 2007-10-28
American Painted Lady
Cynthia virginiensis
Male
Photo © JKT
American Painted Lady - imago - USA - Unknown date (2) [Tim Knight]
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
Aglais urticae
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo
Small Tortoiseshell (pale form) - Crawley, Sussex 7-June-07
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Small Tortoiseshell Female - Chaldon, Surrey 13-April-10
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Female Underside
Large Tortoiseshell - imago - Thatcham - 05-Jul-05 (2) [REARED]
Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis polychloros
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Large Tortoiseshell - imago - Thatcham - 05-Jul-05 (7) [REARED]
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
Nymphalis antiopa
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Camberwell Beauty - imago - Thatcham - 16-Sep-07 (1199) {REARED}
Camberwell Beauty
Nymphalis antiopa
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Camberwell Beauty - imago - Unknown location - 2008 [REARED] [Nigel Venters]
Camberwell Beauty
Nymphalis antiopa
Female
Photo © Nigel Venters
Camberwell Beauty
Nymphalis antiopa
Female Underside
Peacock - imago - Noar Hill - 30-Jul-04
Peacock
Inachis io
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Peacock - imago - Noar Hill - 28-Jul-06 (0633)
Peacock
Inachis io
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Peacock
Inachis io
Female
Peacock ovipositing. Bournemouth. 10 May 2006
Peacock
Inachis io
Female Underside
Photo © Mikhail
Comma - imago - Noar Hill - 28-Jul-06 (0637)
Comma
Polygonia c-album
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Comma, Rewell Wood, 11 September 2009
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
Boloria selene
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary - imago - Pamber Forest - 28-May-05 (9)
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
07 B. selene SE8598 1007 2 004
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene
Female
Photo © Paul
Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary [Nick Sampford]
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene
Female Underside
Photo © Nick Sampford
Pearl Bordered Fritillary Male - Abbots Wood, Sussex 22-April-09
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo
Pearl-Bordered Fritillary - imago - Bentley Wood - 12-May-06 (0112)
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Pearl Bordered Fritillary Female - Abbots Wood, Sussex 28-May-06
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo
Pearl Bordered Fritillary Female - Abbots Wood, Sussex 26-April-07
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Queen of Spain Fritillary - imago - Thatcham - 02-Nov-06 (0810) [REARED]
Queen of Spain Fritillary
Issoria lathonia
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Queen of Spain, Chichester, 10 October 2009
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
High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis adippe
Male
Photo © Paul
07 A. adippe 2506 1 07 (2)
High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis adippe
Male Underside
Photo © Paul
High Brown Fritillary Female - Arnside Knott, Lancs. 9-July-09
High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis adippe
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo
High Brown Fritillary Female - Arnside Knott, Lancs. 9-July-09
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
Argynnis aglaja
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Dark Green Fritillary - imago - Arnside Knott - 29-Jun-06 (0407)
Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Dark Green Fritillary Female - Pennard Cliffs, Gower, Wales 26-June-07
Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo
07 A. aglaja SD494726 2506 1 01 (2)
Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja
Female Underside
Photo © Paul
Silver-Washed Fritillary - imago - Bentley Wood - 27-Jun-04
Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Silver-Washed Fritillary - imago - Pamber Forest - 25-Jun-04
Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Silver-Washed Fritillary - imago - Thatcham - 25-Jun-08 (1) {REARED}
Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles
Silver-washed fritillary 08 08 2009
Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Female Underside
Photo © sahikmet
Marsh Fritillary - imago - Cerne Abbas - 31-May-06 (0172)
Marsh Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Marsh Fritillary - imago - Lydlinch Common - 06-Jun-05 (8)
Marsh Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Marsh Fritillary - imago - Martin Down - 30-Apr-07 (7)
Marsh Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles
marsh fritillary, female underside, hod hill.
Marsh Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
Female Underside
Photo © geniculata
Glanville Fritillary Male - Bonchurch IOW 20-June-06
Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo
Glanville Fritillary - imago - Hurst Castle - 19-May-08 (21)
Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Glanville Fritillary Female - Bonchurch IOW 19-June-06
Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo
Glanville Fritillary - imago - Hurst Castle - 29-May-07 (19)
Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Heath Fritillary - imago - Thrift Wood - 12-Jun-06 (0279)
Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Heath Fritillary - imago - Thrift Wood - 12-Jun-06 (0276)
Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Heath Fritillary Female - East Blean Wood, Kent 17-June-09
Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo
Heath Fritillary Pair - East Blean Wood, Kent 17-June-09
Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Speckled Wood - imago - Midgham Lakes - 19-Apr-09 (1)
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Speckled Wood - imago - Midgham Lakes - 17-Jun-06
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Speckled Wood Female - Crawley, Sussex 17-Aug-06
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Female Underside
Wall - imago - Arnside Knott - 07-Aug-06 (0584)
Wall
Lasiommata megera
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Wall - imago - Arnside Knott - 08-Aug-07 (1140)
Wall
Lasiommata megera
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Wall, Steyning, 10 August 2008
Wall
Lasiommata megera
Female
Photo © Sussex Kipper
Wall Female - Ouse Washes, Cambs - 30.07.2010
Wall
Lasiommata megera
Female Underside
Photo © PhiliB
Mountain Ringlet - imago - Ben Lawers - 13-Jul-05 (13)
Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Mountain Ringlet - imago - Ben Lawers - 13-Jul-05 (3)
Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Mountain Ringlet - imago - Honister Pass - 13-Jul-06 [Richard Thomas]
Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron
Female
Photo © Richard Thomas
Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron
Female Underside
Scotch Argus Male - Arnside Knott, Cumbria 28-July-10
Scotch Argus
Erebia aethiops
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo
Scotch Argus - imago - Arnside Knott - 09-Aug-07 (1147)
Scotch Argus
Erebia aethiops
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Scotch Argus Male - Arnside Knott, Cumbria 28-July-10
Scotch Argus
Erebia aethiops
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo
Scotch Argus Female - Arnside Knott, Cumbria 29-July-10
Scotch Argus
Erebia aethiops
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Marbled White Male - Woldingham, Surrey 21-June-09
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo
Marbled White
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Male Underside
Photo © Gruditch
Marbled White Female - Birling Gap, Sussex 13-July-06
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo
Marbled White - imago - Farley Mount Country Park - 27-Jun-04 (3)
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Grayling
Hipparchia semele
Male
Grayling Male - Arnside Knott, Lancs. 9-July-09
Grayling
Hipparchia semele
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Grayling female
Grayling
Hipparchia semele
Female
Photo © Rosalyn
Grayling pair - Arnside Knott, Lancs. 9-July-09
Grayling
Hipparchia semele
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Gatekeeper Male - Ashdown Forest, Sussex 22-July-05
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo
Gatekeeper Male - Crawley, Sussex 13-July-05
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Gatekeeper - imago - Ballard Down - 17-Jul-06 (0474)
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles
Gatekeeper - imago - Bentley Wood - 09-Jul-04 (3)
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Meadow Brown Male - Crawley, Sussex 8-June-07
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo
Meadow Brown Male - Crawley, Sussex 11-June-07
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Meadow Brown Female - Botany Bay/Oaken Wood, Sussex 16-July-09
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo
Meadow Brown Female - Crawley, Sussex 28-June-05
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Male
Small Heath - Crawley, Sussex 22-Aug-06
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Small Heath - imago - Middletown Hill, Powys - 24-May-09 [Rod Trevaskus]
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Female
Photo © Rod Trevaskus
small heath, female underside, barton common
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Female Underside
Photo © geniculata
Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia
Male
Large Heath - imago - Meathop Moss - 29-Jun-06 (0429)
Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia
Female
Large Heath - imago - Meathop Moss - 29-Jun-06 (0427)
Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Ringlet - imago - Pamber Forest - 25-Jun-04 (2)
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Ringlet - imago - Bentley Wood - 21-Jun-07 (1)
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Ringlet - imago - Nr Finemere Wood - 27-Jun-05 (2)
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles
Ringlet - imago - Nr Finemere Wood - 27-Jun-05 (3)
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Monarch - imago - Thatcham - 25-Sep-06 (0759) [REARED]
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles
Monarch - imago - Thatcham - 25-Sep-06 (0753) [REARED]
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Monarch - imago - Thatcham - 30-Sep-06 (0783) [REARED]
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles
Monarch - imago - Thatcham - 25-Sep-06 (0758) [REARED]
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles

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