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A History of Vernacular Names

This page contains a chronology of vernacular names that have attributed to each species. Any qualification of the name (e.g. male, female) is shown in brackets after the name. Salmon (2000) has been a key resource in compiling the information below.

Adonis Blue

Year Name Reference
1717 Lead Argus Petiver (1717)
1775 Clifden Blue Harris (1775b)
1853 Dartford Blue Morris (1853)
1860 Adonis Blue Coleman (1860)
1913 Clifton Blue Newman & Leeds (1913)

American Painted Lady

Year Name Reference
1704 Virginiana Petiver (1702-1706)
1853 Hunter's Cynthia Morris (1853)
1853 Scarce Painted Lady Morris (1853)
1860 Beautiful Painted Lady Newman (1860)
1898 Hunter's Butterfly Holland (1898)
1913 American Painted Lady Newman & Leeds (1913)
1959 Scarce Lady Heslop (1959)
1991 Hunter's Painted Lady Thomas & Lewington (1991)

Apollo

Year Name Reference
1704 Mr. Ray's Alpine Butterfly Petiver (1702-1706)
1832 Apollo Brown (1832)
1832 Crimson-ringed Rennie (1832)

Arran Brown

Year Name Reference
1804-1805 Arran Brown Sowerby (1806)
1853 Arran Argus Morris (1853)
1856 Scarce Scotch Argus Stephens (1856)

Bath White

Year Name Reference
1699 Black and White Butterfly with the Underside Marbled Green (translated from Latin) Petiver (1695-1703)
1699 Greenish Marbled Half-Mourner Petiver (1695-1703)
1702 Mr. Vernon's Half-Mourner Petiver (1702-1706)
1706 Vernon's Cambridge Half-Mourner Petiver (1702-1706)
1717 Slight Greenish Half-Mourner (male) Petiver (1717)
1717 Vernon's Greenish Half-Mourner (female) Petiver (1717)
1795 Bath White Lewin (1795)
1803 Green Chequered White Haworth (1803)
1832 Rocket Rennie (1832)
1853 Chequered White Morris (1853)

Berger's Clouded Yellow

Year Name Reference
1948 New Clouded Yellow Berger (1948)
1959 Berger's Clouded Yellow Heslop (1959)

Black Hairstreak

Year Name Reference
1829 Black Hairstreak Curtis (1840)
1832 Plumb Hairstreak Rennie (1832)
1852 Dark Hairstreak Wood (1852)

Black-veined White

Year Name Reference
1699 White Butterfly with Black Veins Petiver (1695-1703)
1766 Black-veined White Harris (1766)
1832 Hawthorn Rennie (1832)

Brimstone

Year Name Reference
1695 Brimstone (female) Petiver (1695-1703)
1695 Pale Brimstone (male) Petiver (1695-1703)
1710 Male Straw Butterfly (female) Ray (1710)
1824 Brimstone Jermyn (1824)
1832 Primrose Rennie (1832)
1924 Sulphur Frohawk (1924)

Brown Argus

Year Name Reference
1704 Edg'd Brown Argus Petiver (1702-1706)
1706 Brown Edg'd Argus Petiver (1702-1706)
1775 Argus Blue Harris (1775b)
1795 Brown Blue Lewin (1795)
1803 Brown Argus Haworth (1803)
1819 Black-spot Brown Samouelle (1819)
1853 Brown Argus Blue Morris (1853)

Brown Hairstreak

Year Name Reference
1703 Brown Double Streak (male) Petiver (1702-1706)
1703 Golden Brown Double Streak (female) Petiver (1702-1706)
1710 Brown Hairstreak (male) Ray (1710)
1710 Golden Hairstreak (female) Ray (1710)
1720 Hair-streak Butter-fly Albin (1720)
1749 Brown Hairstreak Wilkes (1749)

Camberwell Beauty

Year Name Reference
1749 Willow Butterfly Wilkes (1749)
1766 Camberwell Beauty Harris (1766)
1766 Grand Surprize Harris (1766)
1803 White Border Haworth (1803)
1824 White-Bordered Jermyn (1824)
1913 White Petticoat Newman & Leeds (1913)
1913 Willow Beauty Newman & Leeds (1913)
1924 Mourning Cloak Frohawk (1924)

Chalk Hill Blue

Year Name Reference
1704 Pale Blue Argus Petiver (1702-1706)
1775 Chalk Hill Blue Harris (1775b)

Chequered Skipper

Year Name Reference
1803 Chequered Skipper Haworth (1803)
1819 Scarce Skipper Samouelle (1819)
1853 Spotted Skipper Morris (1853)

Cleopatra

Year Name Reference
1970 Cleopatra Higgins & Riley (1970)

Clouded Yellow

Year Name Reference
1703 Saffron Butterfly (male) Petiver (1702-1706)
1717 Spotted Saffron Butterfly (female) Petiver (1717)
1742 Clouded Yellow Wilkes (1742)
1795 Clouded Orange Lewin (1795)
1832 Clouded Saffron Rennie (1832)
1913 Spotted Saffron Butterfly Newman & Leeds (1913)
1959 Common Clouded Yellow Heslop (1959)

Comma

Year Name Reference
1717 Silver, Pale, Jagged-wing and Small Commas Petiver (1717)
1742 Comma Butterfly Wilkes (1742)

Common Blue

Year Name Reference
1699 Little Blew Argus Petiver (1695-1703)
1704 Blew Argus (male) Petiver (1702-1706)
1704 Mixed Argus (female) Petiver (1702-1706)
1717 Selvedg'd Argus Petiver (1717)
1742 Ultramarine Blue Wilkes (1742)
1749 Blew Argus Wilkes (1749)
1775 Common Blue Harris (1775a)
1832 Alexis Rennie (1832)
1832 Caerulean Butterfly Brown (1832)

Cryptic Wood White

Description to be completed.

Dappled White

Description to be completed.

Dark Green Fritillary

Year Name Reference
1700 Great Sylver Spotted Fritillary Buddle (1700)
1742 Darkened Green Fritillary Wilkes (1742)
1766 Dark Green Fritillaria Harris (1766)
1795 Silver-spotted Fritillary Lewin (1795)
1803 Dark Green Fritillary Haworth (1803)
1803 Queen of England Fritillary Haworth (1803)
1832 Charlotte Butterfly Brown (1832)

Dingy Skipper

Year Name Reference
1704 Handley's Brown Butterfly Petiver (1702-1706)
1706 Handley's Brown Hog Butterfly Petiver (1702-1706)
1717 Handley's Small Brown Butterfly Petiver (1717)
1766 Dingey Skipper Harris (1766)
1824 Dingy Skipper Jermyn (1824)

Duke of Burgundy

Year Name Reference
1699 Mr. Vernon's Small Fritillary Petiver (1695-1703)
1766 Duke of Burgundy Fritillaria or 'The Burgundy' Harris (1766)
1832 Duke Rennie (1832)
1853 Duke of Burgundy Fritillary Morris (1853)
1959 Duke of Burgundy Heslop (1959)

Essex Skipper

Year Name Reference
1894 New Small Skipper Furneaux (1894)
1896 Scarce Small Skipper Kirby (1896)
1897 Lineola Skipper Coleman (1897)
1906 Essex Skipper South (1906)

European Map

Year Name Reference
1970 Map Butterfly Higgins & Riley (1970)
1990 European Map Emmet (1990)

Gatekeeper

Year Name Reference
1699 Lesser Double-eyed Butterfly Petiver (1695-1703)
1717 Hedge Eye with Double Specks Petiver (1717)
1742 Orange Field Butterfly Wilkes (1742)
1766 Gate Keeper Harris (1766)
1766 Orange Field Butterfly (female) Harris (1766)
1775 Large Gatekeeper Harris (1775a)
1795 Clouded Argus Lewin (1795)
1803 Large Heath Haworth (1803)
1819 Small Meadow Brown Samouelle (1819)
1913 Hedge Brown Newman & Leeds (1913)
1913 Hedge Eye Newman & Leeds (1913)

Glanville Fritillary

Year Name Reference
1703 Lincolnshire Fritillary Petiver (1702-1706)
1717 Dullidge Fritillary Petiver (1717)
1748 Glanvil Fretillary Dutfield (1748-1749)
1749 Plaintain Fritillary Wilkes (1749)
1766 Glanvil Fritillaria Harris (1766)
1803 Glanville Fritillary Haworth (1803)

Grayling

Year Name Reference
1699 Black-eyed Marble Butterfly Petiver (1695-1703)
1703 Brown Tunbridge Grayling (male) Petiver (1702-1706)
1703 Tunbridge Grayling (female) Petiver (1702-1706)
1742 Rock Underwing Wilkes (1742)
1766 Grailing Harris (1766)
1769 Black-eyed Marbled Butterfly Berkenhout (1769)
1775 Grayline Harris (1775b)
1795 Great Argus Lewin (1795)
1803 Grayling Haworth (1803)
1853 Rock-eyed Underwing Morris (1853)
1913 Tunbridge Grayling Newman & Leeds (1913)

Green Hairstreak

Year Name Reference
1702 Holly Under Green Butterfly Petiver (1702-1706)
1717 Holly Butterfly Petiver (1717)
1749 Green Butterfly Wilkes (1749)
1766 Green Fly Harris (1766)
1775 Bramble or Green Fly Harris (1775b)
1775 Green Papillion Harris (1775a)
1795 Green Hairstreak Lewin (1795)
1819 Green Underside Samouelle (1819)

Green-veined White

Year Name Reference
1699 Common White Veined Butterfly Petiver (1695-1703)
1717 Common White Veined Butterfly with Double Spots (female) Petiver (1717)
1717 Common White Veined Butterfly with Single Spots (male, summer brood) Petiver (1717)
1717 Lesser, White, Veined Butterfly (male, spring brood) Petiver (1717)
1720 Green Vein'd Butterfly Albin (1720)
1749 White Butterfly with Green Veins Wilkes (1749)
1795 Green-veined White Lewin (1795)
1832 Navew Rennie (1832)

Grizzled Skipper

Year Name Reference
1699 Our Marsh Fritillary Petiver (1695-1703)
1704 Mr. Dandridge's March Fritillary Petiver (1702-1706)
1749 Grizzled Butterfly Wilkes (1749)
1766 Grizzle Harris (1766)
1769 Brown March Fritillary Berkenhout (1769)
1795 Spotted Skipper Lewin (1795)
1813 Mallow Donovan (1813)
1819 Mallow Skipper Samouelle (1819)
1824 Grizzled Skipper Jermyn (1824)

Heath Fritillary

Year Name Reference
1699 May Fritillary Petiver (1695-1703)
1717 Straw May Fritillary Petiver (1717)
1749 Heath Fritillary Wilkes (1749)
1766 Pearl Border or Pearl-bordered Likeness Fritillary Harris (1766)
1832 Black Crescent Rennie (1832)
1832 Morning Crescent Rennie (1832)
1832 Yellow Crescent Rennie (1832)

High Brown Fritillary

Year Name Reference
1699 Greater Silver-spotted Fritillary Petiver (1695-1703)
1742 High Brown Fritillary Wilkes (1742)
1766 High Brown Fritillaria Harris (1766)
1795 Violet Silver-spotted Fritillary Lewin (1795)

Holly Blue

Year Name Reference
1717 Blue Speckt Butterfly (male) Petiver (1717)
1717 Blue Speckt Butterfly with Black Tips (female) Petiver (1717)
1775 Azure Blue Harris (1775b)
1795 Wood Blue Lewin (1795)
1853 Holly Blue Morris (1853)
1913 Blue Speckt Butterfly Newman & Leeds (1913)

Lang's Short-tailed Blue

Description to be completed.

Large Blue

Year Name Reference
1795 Large Blue Lewin (1795)
1797 Mazarine Blue Donovan (1797)
1832 Arion Rennie (1832)

Large Chequered Skipper

Description to be completed.

Large Copper

Year Name Reference
1749 Orange Argus of Elloe Green (1749)
1795 Large Copper Lewin (1795)
1798 Great Copper Donovan (1798)
1832 Swift Copper Rennie (1832)

Large Heath

Year Name Reference
1795 Manchester Argus Lewin (1795)
1795 Manchester Ringlet Lewin (1795)
1797 Scarce Meadow Brown Donovan (1797)
1803 Large Heath Haworth (1803)
1803 Scarce Heath Haworth (1803)
1853 Heath Butterfly Morris (1853)

Large Skipper

Year Name Reference
1704 Chequer-like Hog (male) Petiver (1702-1706)
1704 Chequered Hog (female) Petiver (1702-1706)
1717 Cloudy Hog (female) Petiver (1717)
1717 Streakt Cloudy Hog (male) Petiver (1717)
1766 Large Skipper Harris (1766)
1819 Wood Skipper Samouelle (1819)
1832 Clouded Skipper Rennie (1832)

Large Tortoiseshell

Year Name Reference
1699 Greater Tortoiseshell Petiver (1695-1703)
1742 Large Tortoiseshell Wilkes (1742)
1795 Elm Tortoiseshell Lewin (1795)
1832 Elm Rennie (1832)

Large White

Year Name Reference
1703 Greater White Cabbage-Butterfly Petiver (1702-1706)
1717 Great Female Cabbage Butterfly Petiver (1717)
1720 Great White Butter-fly Albin (1720)
1749 Large White Garden Butterfly Wilkes (1749)
1769 Great White Cabbage-Butterfly Berkenhout (1769)
1803 Large White Haworth (1803)
1819 Large Cabbage Samouelle (1819)
1832 Cabbage Rennie (1832)
1832 Large White Cabbage Butterfly Brown (1832)
1896 Large Cabbage White Butterfly Kirby (1896)

Long-tailed Blue

Year Name Reference
1860 Brighton Argus Newman (1860)
1860 Long-tailed Blue Coleman (1860)
1860 Tailed Blue Coleman (1860)
1871 Pea-pod Argus Newman (1871)
1896 Large Tailed Blue Kirby (1896)

Lulworth Skipper

Year Name Reference
1833 Lulworth Skipper Curtis (1840)

Marbled White

Year Name Reference
1695 Our Half-Mourner Petiver (1695-1703)
1710 Half-mourner Ray (1710)
1717 Common Half-mourner Petiver (1717)
1742 Marmoris Wilkes (1742)
1749 Marble Butterfly Wilkes (1749)
1766 Marbled White Harris (1766)
1766 Marmoress Harris (1766)
1795 Marbled Argus Lewin (1795)
1819 Marbled Butterfly Samouelle (1819)
1841 Marbled White Half-mourner Westwood (1841)

Marsh Fritillary

Year Name Reference
1717 Dandridge's Midling Black Fritillary Petiver (1717)
1717 Small Black Fritillary Petiver (1717)
1749 Small Fritillary Butterfly Wilkes (1749)
1766 Dishclout or Greasey Fritillaria Harris (1766)
1795 Marsh Fritillary Lewin (1795)
1803 Greasy Fritillary Haworth (1803)
1832 Scabious Rennie (1832)

Mazarine Blue

Year Name Reference
1795 Dark Blue Lewin (1795)
1803 Mazarine Blue Haworth (1803)

Meadow Brown

Year Name Reference
1699 Brown Meadow Ey'd Butterfly (male) Petiver (1695-1703)
1699 Golden Meadow Ey'd Butterfly (female) Petiver (1695-1703)
1717 Brown Meadow-Eye (male) Petiver (1717)
1717 Golden Meadow-Eye (female) Petiver (1717)
1720 Meadow Brown Butterfly Albin (1720)
1795 Meadow Brown Argus Lewin (1795)
1853 Large Meadow Brown Morris (1853)

Mediterranean Fritillary

Year Name Reference
1970 Cardinal Higgins & Riley (1970)
1990 Mediterranean Fritillary Emmet (1990)

Monarch

Year Name Reference
1832 Archippus Brown (1832)
1901 Monarch Kirby (1906)
1906 Milkweed South (1906)
1913 Black-veined Brown Newman & Leeds (1913)

Mountain Ringlet

Year Name Reference
1812 Mountain Ringlet Haworth (1803)
1812 Small Mountain Ringlet Haworth (1803)
1841 Small Ringlet Westwood (1841)

Northern Brown Argus

Year Name Reference
1795 Brown Whitespot Lewin (1795)
1803 Scotch Argus Haworth (1803)
1813 Artaxerxes Donovan (1813)
1819 White-spot Brown Samouelle (1819)
1853 Brown Argus Blue Morris (1853)
1871 Scotch Brown Argus Newman (1871)
1906 Scotch White Spot South (1906)
1959 Scotch Brown Blue Heslop (1959)
1973 Northern Brown Argus Howarth (1973)

Orange-tip

Year Name Reference
1699 White Marbled Female Butterfly (female) Petiver (1695-1703)
1699 White Marbled Male Butterfly (male) Petiver (1695-1703)
1710 Common White Marble Female Butterfly Ray (1710)
1710 Common White Marble Male Butterfly Ray (1710)
1742 Lady of the Woods Wilkes (1742)
1748 Prince of Orange Dutfield (1748-1749)
1748 Wood Lady Dutfield (1748-1749)
1749 Orange-tip Butterfly Wilkes (1749)
1853 Orange Tipped Morris (1853)
1959 Orange-tip White Heslop (1959)

Painted Lady

Year Name Reference
1699 Painted Lady Petiver (1695-1703)
1699 Papilio Bella Donna Petiver (1695-1703)
1795 Thistle Butterfly Lewin (1795)

Pale Clouded Yellow

Year Name Reference
1775 Pale Clouded Yellow (female) Harris (1775b)
1795 Clouded Yellow (male) Lewin (1795)
1803 Clouded Sulphur Haworth (1803)
1824 Pale Clouded Yellow Jermyn (1824)
1832 Clouded Yellow Rennie (1832)

Peacock

Year Name Reference
1699 Peacock's Eye Petiver (1695-1703)
1742 Peacock Butterfly Wilkes (1742)

Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Year Name Reference
1699 April Fritillary Petiver (1695-1703)
1717 April Fritillary with Few Spots Petiver (1717)
1766 Pearl Border Fritillaria Harris (1766)
1824 Pearl-bordered Fritillary Jermyn (1824)
1832 Prince Rennie (1832)
1959 Large Pearl-bordered Fritillary Heslop (1959)

Purple Emperor

Year Name Reference
1704 Mr. Dale's Purple Eye Petiver (1702-1706)
1742 Purple Emperor Wilkes (1742)
1749 Emperor of the Woods Wilkes (1749)
1749 Purple Highflyer Wilkes (1749)
1795 Purple Shades Lewin (1795)
1832 Emperor Rennie (1832)
1853 Emperor of Morocco Morris (1853)

Purple Hairstreak

Year Name Reference
1702 Mr. Ray's Purple Streak Petiver (1702-1706)
1717 Mr. Ray's Blue Hairstreak (male) Petiver (1717)
1717 Our blue Hairstreak (female) Petiver (1717)
1720 Purple Hair-streak Albin (1720)

Queen of Spain Fritillary

Year Name Reference
1702 Riga Fritillary Petiver (1702-1706)
1710 Lesser Silver-spotted Ray (1710)
1775 Queen of Spain Fritillary Harris (1775b)
1795 Scalloped-winged Fritillary Lewin (1795)
1832 Princess Rennie (1832)

Red Admiral

Year Name Reference
1699 Admiral Petiver (1695-1703)
1748 Alderman Dutfield (1748-1749)
1749 Admirable Wilkes (1749)
1775 Scarlet Admiral Harris (1775b)
1799 Red Admiral Donovan (1799)

Ringlet

Year Name Reference
1699 Brown Eyed Butterfly with Yellow Circles Petiver (1695-1703)
1717 Brown 7 Eyes Petiver (1717)
1717 Brown 8 Eyes Petiver (1717)
1766 Ringlet Harris (1766)
1769 Brown-Eyed Butterfly Berkenhout (1769)
1795 Brown Argus Lewin (1795)
1853 Wood Ringlet Morris (1853)
1959 Common Ringlet Heslop (1959)

Scarce Swallowtail

Year Name Reference
1795 Scarce Swallowtail Lewin (1795)

Scarce Tortoiseshell

Description to be completed.

Scotch Argus

Year Name Reference
1807 Scotch Argus Donovan (1807)
1832 Scotch Ringlet Rennie (1832)
1871 Northern Brown Newman (1871)

Short-tailed Blue

Year Name Reference
1896 Small Tailed Blue Kirby (1896)
1906 Bloxworth Blue South (1906)
1913 Short-tailed Blue Newman & Leeds (1913)

Silver-spotted Skipper

Year Name Reference
1775 Pearl Skipper Harris (1775a)
1795 August Skipper Lewin (1795)
1803 Silver-spotted Skipper Haworth (1803)

Silver-studded Blue

Year Name Reference
1717 Small Lead Argus Petiver (1717)
1775 Silver-studded Blue Harris (1775b)
1832 Lead Blue Rennie (1832)
1913 Lead Argus Newman & Leeds (1913)

Silver-washed Fritillary

Year Name Reference
1699 Greater Silver-streaked Fritillary Petiver (1695-1703)
1717 Greater Silverstreakt Golden Fritillary (female) Petiver (1717)
1717 Greater Silverstreakt Orange Fritillary (male) Petiver (1717)
1742 Great Fritillary Wilkes (1742)
1766 Silver-washed Fretillaria Harris (1766)
1775 Silver Wash Fritillary Harris (1775a)
1795 Silver Streak Fritillary Lewin (1795)
1798 Silver Stripe Fritillary Donovan (1798)
1803 Silver-washed Fritillary Haworth (1803)
1910 Silver-stroaked Fritillary Ray (1710)

Small Blue

Year Name Reference
1795 Small Blue Lewin (1795)
1819 Bedford Blue Samouelle (1819)
1853 Little Blue Morris (1853)

Small Copper

Year Name Reference
1699 Small Golden Black-Spotted Meadow Butterfly Petiver (1695-1703)
1717 Small Tortoise-shell Petiver (1717)
1766 Copper Harris (1766)
1769 Small Golden Black-Spotted Butterfly Berkenhout (1769)
1795 Small Copper Lewin (1795)
1803 Common Copper Haworth (1803)
1853 Common Small Copper Morris (1853)

Small Heath

Year Name Reference
1699 Small Heath Butterfly Petiver (1695-1703)
1717 Golden Eye Heath Petiver (1717)
1717 Selvedg'd Heath Eye Petiver (1717)
1766 Little or Small Gatekeeper Harris (1766)
1795 Small Argus Lewin (1795)
1832 Golden Eye Rennie (1832)
1853 Least Meadow Brown Morris (1853)

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Year Name Reference
1710 April Fritillary Ray (1710)
1742 Small Pearl Border Fritillary Wilkes (1742)
1766 Small Pearl Border Fritillaria Harris (1766)
1795 May Fritillary Lewin (1795)
1803 Pearl-bordered Fritillary Haworth (1803)
1819 Pearly Border Likeness Samouelle (1819)
1824 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Jermyn (1824)
1832 Silver Spot Fritillary Rennie (1832)

Small Skipper

Year Name Reference
1704 Spotless Golden Hog (female) Petiver (1702-1706)
1704 Streaked Golden Hog (male) Petiver (1702-1706)
1766 Small Skipper Harris (1766)
1832 Great Streak Skipper Rennie (1832)
1959 Common Small Skipper Heslop (1959)

Small Tortoiseshell

Year Name Reference
1699 Lesser or Common Tortoise-shell Butterfly Petiver (1695-1703)
1742 Small Tortoiseshell Wilkes (1742)
1766 Tortoise-shell Harris (1766)
1795 Nettle Tortoiseshell Lewin (1795)

Small White

Year Name Reference
1703 Lesser White Cabbage Butterfly Petiver (1702-1706)
1710 Smaller Common White Butterfly Ray (1710)
1717 Lesser White Double-Spotted Butterfly (female, spring brood) Petiver (1717)
1717 Lesser White Single-Spotted Butterfly (male, summer brood) Petiver (1717)
1717 Lesser White Treble-Spotted Butterfly (female, summer brood) Petiver (1717)
1717 Lesser White Unspotted Butterfly (male, spring brood) Petiver (1717)
1749 Small White Garden Butterfly Wilkes (1749)
1803 Small White Haworth (1803)
1819 Small Cabbage Butterfly Samouelle (1819)
1832 Turnip Rennie (1832)
1856 Small White Cabbage Stephens (1856)
1896 Small Cabbage White Kirby (1896)

Speckled Wood

Year Name Reference
1704 Enfield Eye Petiver (1702-1706)
1749 Wood Argus Wilkes (1749)
1766 Speckled Wood Harris (1766)
1853 Wood Lady Morris (1853)

Spotted Fritillary

Description to be completed.

Swallowtail

Year Name Reference
1699 Royal William Petiver (1695-1703)
1742 Swallowtail Wilkes (1742)
1832 Queen Rennie (1832)
1860 Swallow-tailed Butterfly Coleman (1860)
1959 Common Swallowtail Heslop (1959)

Wall

Year Name Reference
1699 Golden Marbled Butterfly, with Black Eyes Petiver (1695-1703)
1717 London Eye (female) Petiver (1717)
1717 London Eye, with a Black List (male) Petiver (1717)
1749 Great Argus Butterfly Wilkes (1749)
1766 Wall Harris (1766)
1795 Orange Argus Lewin (1795)
1819 Gatekeeper Samouelle (1819)
1853 Speckled Wall Morris (1853)
1896 Wall Brown Kirby (1896)

White Admiral

Year Name Reference
1703 White Leghorn Admiral Petiver (1702-1706)
1706 Leghorn White Admiral Petiver (1702-1706)
1717 White Admiral Petiver (1717)
1742 White Admirable Wilkes (1742)
1832 Honeysuckle Rennie (1832)

White-letter Hairstreak

Year Name Reference
1703 Hair-streak Petiver (1702-1706)
1775 Dark Hairstreak Harris (1775b)
1808 Black Hairstreak Donovan (1808)
1841 w-hairstreak Westwood (1841)
1853 White W-Hairstreak Morris (1853)
1894 White-letter Hairstreak Furneaux (1894)

Wood White

Year Name Reference
1710 Small White Ray (1710)
1717 Small White Wood Butterfly (male) Petiver (1717)
1717 White Small Tipped Butterfly (female) Petiver (1717)
1766 Wood White Harris (1766)
1799 Wood Lady Donovan (1799)
1852 White Wood Wood (1852)