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Species A-Z

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Butterflies

Duke of Burgundy

A Scotch argus butterfly resting on a leaf, its brown wings open showing the orange patches and black-bordered white spots

Scotch argus

A wood white butterfly resting on a plant, with its distinctive oval wings closed

Wood white

Large heath butterfly

Large heath

High brown fritillary

High brown fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Marsh fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Glanville fritillary

Red Admiral butterfly

Red admiral

Small Skipper

Small skipper

Grizzled skipper

Grizzled skipper

Painted Lady butterfly

Painted lady

Large Skipper

Large skipper

Dingy Skipper butterfly

Dingy skipper

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

Small tortoiseshell

Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly

Small pearl-bordered fritillary

Peacock butterfly

Peacock

Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Clouded yellow

Brown hairstreak butterfly

Brown hairstreak

Comma butterfly

Comma

Brimstone Butterfly

Brimstone

White-letter hairstreak butterfly

White-letter hairstreak

Dark green fritillary

Dark green fritillary

Large White butterfly

Large white

Silver-studded Blue butterfly

Silver-studded blue

Silver-washed Fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary

Small White butterfly

Small white

Speckled Wood

Speckled wood

Green-veined White

Green-veined white

Wall Brown

Wall brown

Orange-tip Butterfly

Orange-tip

Small Copper butterfly

Small copper

Marbled White

Marbled white

green hairstreak

Green hairstreak

Brown Argus

Brown argus

Grayling

Grayling

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