UK Butterflies

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Species Gaps for Stage: imago

Apollo (Parnassius apollo )

Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius )

Small Apollo (Parnassius phoebus )

Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena )

Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina )

Swallowtail (Papilio machaon ssp. britannicus)

Swallowtail (Papilio machaon ssp. gorganus)

Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus )

Family: Hesperiidae

Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon )

Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages ssp. tages)

Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages ssp. baynesi)

Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola )

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus )

Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae )

Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus )

Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus )

Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon )

Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae )

Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus )

Shy Saliana (Saliana longirostris )

Silver-spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma )

Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris )

Family: Pieridae

Bath White (Pontia daplidice )

Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis )

Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi )

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni ssp. rhamni)

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni ssp. gravesi)

Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra )

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus ssp. croceus f. helice)

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus ssp. croceus f. croceus)

Cryptic Wood White (Leptidea juvernica )

Dappled White (Euchloe simplonia )

Green-veined White (Pieris napi ssp. sabellicae) [Spring Brood]

Green-veined White (Pieris napi ssp. sabellicae) [Summer Brood]

Green-veined White (Pieris napi ssp. britannica) [Spring Brood]

Green-veined White (Pieris napi ssp. britannica) [Summer Brood]

Green-veined White (Pieris napi ssp. thomsoni) [Spring Brood]

Green-veined White (Pieris napi ssp. thomsoni) [Summer Brood]

Large White (Pieris brassicae ) [Spring Brood]

Large White (Pieris brassicae ) [Summer Brood]

Moorland Clouded Yellow (Colias palaeno )

Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines ssp. britannica)

Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines ssp. hibernica)

Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale )

Small White (Pieris rapae ) [Spring Brood]

Small White (Pieris rapae ) [Summer Brood]

Wood White (Leptidea sinapis ) [Spring Brood]

Wood White (Leptidea sinapis ) [Summer Brood]

Family: Nymphalidae

Albin's Hampstead Eye (Junonia villida )

Almond-eyed Ringlet (Erebia alberganus )

American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis )

Arran Brown (Erebia ligea )

Blue Pansy (Junonia oenone )

Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa )

Cassia's Owl-butterfly (Opsiphanes cassiae )

Comma (Polygonia c-album ssp. c-album f. c-album)

Comma (Polygonia c-album ssp. c-album f. hutchinsoni)

Dark Green Fritillary (Speyeria aglaja )

European Map (Araschnia levana ssp. levana f. levana)

European Map (Araschnia levana ssp. levana f. prorsa)

False Grayling (Arethusana arethusa )

Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus ssp. britanniae)

Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia )

Grayling (Hipparchia semele ssp. semele)

Grayling (Hipparchia semele ssp. scota)

Grayling (Hipparchia semele ssp. thyone)

Grayling (Hipparchia semele ssp. atlantica)

Grayling (Hipparchia semele ssp. clarensis)

Grayling (Hipparchia semele ssp. hibernica)

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele )

Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia )

Hermit (Chazara briseis )

High Brown Fritillary (Fabriciana adippe )

Illioneus Giant Owl (Caligo illioneus )

Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica )

Julia (Dryas julia )

Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia ssp. davus)

Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia ssp. polydama)

Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia ssp. scotica)

Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros )

Large Wall (Lasiommata maera )

Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia ssp. ilia f. ilia)

Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia ssp. ilia f. clytie)

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea ssp. serena)

Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia )

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina ssp. splendida)

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina ssp. cassiteridum)

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina ssp. iernes)

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina ssp. insularis)

Mediterranean Fritillary (Argynnis pandora )

Monarch (Danaus plexippus )

Mountain Ringlet (Erebia epiphron ssp. mnemon)

Mountain Ringlet (Erebia epiphron ssp. scotica)

Niobe Fritillary (Fabriciana niobe )

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui )

Peacock (Aglais io )

Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne )

Purple Emperor (Apatura iris )

Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia )

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta )

Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus )

Scarce Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas )

Scotch Argus (Erebia aethiops ssp. aethiops)

Scotch Argus (Erebia aethiops ssp. caledonia)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia ssp. paphia f. paphia)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia ssp. paphia f. valesina)

Small Brown Shoemaker (Hypanartia lethe )

Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus ssp. pamphilus)

Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus ssp. rhoumensis)

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene )

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae )

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria ssp. tircis) [Spring Brood]

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria ssp. tircis) [Summer Brood]

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria ssp. oblita) [Spring Brood]

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria ssp. oblita) [Summer Brood]

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria ssp. insula) [Spring Brood]

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria ssp. insula) [Summer Brood]

Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma )

Tamarindi Owlet (Opsiphanes tamarindi )

Wall (Lasiommata megera )

Weaver's Fritillary (Boloria dia )

White Admiral (Limenitis camilla )

Woodland Grayling (Hipparchia fagi )

Zebra (Colobura dirce )

Family: Riodinidae

Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina )

Family: Lycaenidae

Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus )

Black Hairstreak (Satyrium pruni )

Blue Spot Hairstreak (Satyrium spini )

Brown Argus (Aricia agestis )

Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae )

Brown Playboy (Deudorix antalus )

Chalk Hill Blue (Polyommatus coridon )

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus ssp. icarus)

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus ssp. mariscolore)

Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli )

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus )

Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi )

Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis )

Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus ssp. britanna) [Spring Brood]

Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus ssp. britanna) [Summer Brood]

Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis )

Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous )

Large Blue (Phengaris arion ssp. arion)

Large Blue (Phengaris arion ssp. eutyphron)

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar ssp. dispar)

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar ssp. rutilus)

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar ssp. batavus)

Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus )

Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus )

Northern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxes ssp. artaxerxes)

Northern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxes ssp. salmacis)

Purple Hairstreak (Favonius quercus )

Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe )

Purple-shot Copper (Lycaena alciphron ssp. gordius)

Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae )

Short-tailed Blue (Cupido argiades )

Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus ssp. argus)

Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus ssp. cretaceus)

Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus ssp. masseyi)

Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus ssp. caernensis)

Slate Flash (Rapala manea ssp. schistacea)

Small Blue (Cupido minimus )

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas ssp. eleus)

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas ssp. hibernica)

Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus )

Turquoise Blue (Polyommatus dorylas )

White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album )