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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.

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Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus)


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Albin's Hampstead Eye (Junonia villida)

Almond-eyed Ringlet (Erebia alberganus)

American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)


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Aphrodite Fritillary (Issoria aphrodite)

Apollo (Parnassius apollo)


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Arran Brown (Erebia ligea)


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Bath White (Pontia daplidice)

Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis)

Black Hairstreak (Satyrium pruni)


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Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi)


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Blue Pansy (Junonia oenone)

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)


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Brown Argus (Aricia agestis)


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Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)


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Camberwell Beauty (Aglais antiopa)


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Cardinal (Argynnis pandora)


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Chalkhill Blue (Lysandra coridon)


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Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)


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Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra)

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)


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Comma (Polygonia c-album)


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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)


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Dappled White (Euchloe crameri)

Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja)


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Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages)


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Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina)


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Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)


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False Grayling (Arethusana arethusa)

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)


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Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)


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Geranium Bronze (Cacyreus marshalli)


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Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)


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Grayling (Hipparchia semele)


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Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)


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Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis)

Green-veined White (Pieris napi)


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Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)


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Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia)


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Hermit (Chazara briseis)

High Brown Fritillary (Argynnis adippe)


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Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)


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Indian Red Admiral (Vanessa indica)


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Julia (Dryas julia)


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Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous)

Large Blue (Maculinea arion)


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Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus)

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar)


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Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia)

Large Skipper (Ochlodes faunus)


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Large Tortoiseshell (Aglais polychloros)


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Large Wall (Lasiommata maera)

Large White (Pieris brassicae)


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Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)


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Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)


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Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae)

Map (Araschnia levana)


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Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)


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Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)


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Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus)


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Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)


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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)


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Moorland Clouded Yellow (Colias palaeno)

Mountain Ringlet (Erebia epiphron)


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Niobe Fritillary (Argynnis niobe)

Northern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxes)

Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus)

Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines)


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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)


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Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale)

Peacock (Inachis io)


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Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne)


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Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)


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Purple Hairstreak (Neozephyrus quercus)


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Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe)


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Purple-shot Copper (Lycaena alciphron)


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Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)


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Réal's Wood White (Leptidea reali)

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)


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Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)


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Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae)


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Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)


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Scotch Argus (Erebia aethiops)


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Short-tailed Blue (Everes argiades)


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Silver-spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma)


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Silver-studded Blue (Plebeius argus)


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Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)


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Slate Flash (Rapala schistacea)

Small Apollo (Parnassius phoebus)


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Small Blue (Cupido minimus)


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Small Brown Shoemaker (Hypanartia lethe)

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)


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Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)


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Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)


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Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)


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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)


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Small White (Pieris rapae)


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Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus)

Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena)


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Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina)


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Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)


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Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma)


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Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)


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Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)


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Turquoise Blue (Plebicula dorylas)

Wall (Lasiommata megera)


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Weaver's Fritillary (Boloria dia)


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White Admiral (Limenitis camilla)


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White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album)


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Wood White (Leptidea sinapis)


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Woodland Grayling (Hipparchia fagi)


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Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell (Aglais xanthomelas)


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Zebra (Colobura dirce)


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