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OUR BRITISH BUTTERFLIES

 

Orange Tip

Anthocharis cardamines
Peridae:

 

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta
Nymphalidae:

 

Gatekeeper

Pyronia tithonus
Satyridae

 

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas
Lycaenidae:

 

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae
Nymphalidae:

Dark Veined White

Pieris bryonae
Peridae:

 

Comma

Polygonia c-album
Nymphalidae:

 

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtinna
Satyridae

Small Skipper

Thymelicus sylvestris
Hesperiidae:

 

Dingy Skipper

Erynnis tages

 

Grizzled Skipper

Pyrgus malvae

 

Checqurred Skipper

Cartocephalus palaemon
 

 

Silver Spotted Skipper

Hesperia comma

 

 

Large Skipper

Ochlodes venatus
Hesperiidae:

 

Peacock

Inachis io
Nymphalidae:

 

Green Veined White

Artogeia napi
Peridae:

 

Common Blue

Polyommatus iccarus
Lycaenidae:

 

Wall Brown

Lasiommata megeria
Satyridae:

 

Painted lady

Cynthia cardui
Nymphaldae:

 

Ringlet

Aphanotopus hyperantus
Satyridae:

 

Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni
Peridae:

 

Clouded Yellow

Colias spp
.

 

Purple hairstreak

Neozephyrus quercus
.

 

 

Woodland Brown

Lopinga achina

.

 

Large White

Pieris brassica
Peridae:

 

 

,

 

 

 Marsh Fritillary

Eurodryas aurinia

 

 

Large Heath

Coenonympha tullia

 

Marbled White

Melanargia galathea

 

Grayling

Hipparchia semele

 

Green Hairstreak

Callophrys rubi
Lycaenidae:

 

Dark Green Fritillary

Argynnis aglaja
Nymphalidae:

 

 Northern Brown Argus

Aricia artaxerxes
 

 

 

Scotch Argus

Erebia aethiops

 

 

 

Duke Of Burgundy

Hammearis lucina
 

 

Glanville Fritillary

Melitaea cinxia

 

High Brwn Fritilary

Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary

Boloria selene

 

Pearl Bordered Fritillary

Boloria euphrosyne

 

 

Silver Washed Fritillary

Argynnis paphia

Chalk Hill Blue

Lysandra coridon

 

Adonis Blue

Lysandra bellargus
 

 

 

Large Blue

Maculinea arion

Holly Blue

Celastrine argolius

 

Wood White

Leptidea sinapsis

 

Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

 

White Admiral

Ladoga camilla

 

Brown Argus

Aricia agestis

 

 

Speckled Wood

Satyridae:

 

Camberwell Beauty

Nymphalis antiopa

 

 

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

 

White Letter Hairstreak

Strymonidia w-album
   

 

Camberwell Beauty

Nymphalis antiopa

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LATIN NAME......COMMON NAME ...........

....A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 

A

Aglais urticae Small Tortoise Shell
Adonis Blue Lysandra bellargus
Anthocharis cardamines Orange Tip
Apatura iris Purple Emperor
Aphanotopus hyperantus Ringlet
Artogeia napi Green Veined White
Aricia agestis Brown Argus
Aricia artaxerxes Northern Brown Argus
Argynnis aglaja Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis paphia Silver Washed Fritllary
 

B

Boloria euphrosyne Pearl Bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Brown Hairstreak Thecla betula
 

C

Chalk Hill Blue Lysandra coridon
Callophrys rubi Green Hairstreak
Celastrine argolius Holly Blue
Clouded Yellow Colias crocea
Colias crocea Clouded Yellow
Coenonympha tullia Large Heath
Comma Polygonia c-album
Cupido minimus Small Blue
Cynthia cardui Painted Lady

D

Danaus plexippus Monarch
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages
Duke Of Burgundy Hammearis lucina

E

 
Erebia aethiops Scotch Argus
Erynnis tages Dingy Skipper
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola
Eurodryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary

F

G

Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Gonepteryx rhamni Brimstone
Glanville fritillary Melitaea cinxia
Grayl;ing Hipparchia semele
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi
Green Veined White Pieris napi

H

Hammearis lucina Duke Of Burgundy
Heath Fritillary Melataea athalia
Hesperia comma Silver Spotted Skipper
High Brown Fritllary Argynnis adippe
Hipparchia semele Grayl;ing
Holly Blue Celastrine argolius

I

Inachis io Peacock

J

K

L

Ladoga camilla White Admiral
Large Blue Maculinea arion
Large Heath Coenonympha tullia
Large Skipper Ochlodes venatus
Lasiommata megeria Wall brown
Leptidea sinapsis Wood White
Lopinga achina Woodland Brown
Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon
Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper
Lysandra bellargus Adonis Blue
Lysandra coridon Chalk Hill Blue

M

 
Maculinea arion Large Blue
Maniola jurtinna Meadow Brown
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marsh Fritillary Eurodryas aurinia
Melitaea cinxia Glanville fritillary
Melanargia galathea Marbled White
Monarch Danaus plexippus

N

Neozephyrus quercus Purple Hairstreak
Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes

O

Ochlodes venatus Large Skipper
Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines

P

Painted Lady Cynthia cardui
Papilio machaon brittanicus Swallowtail
Parage aegaria aegaria Speckled Wood
Peacock Inachis io
Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne
Pieris brassica Large White
Pieris bryonae Dark Veined White
Green Veined White Pieris napi
Pieris rapae Small White
Polygonia c-album Comma
Polyommatus iccarus Common Blue
Purple Emperor Apatura iris
Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus
Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper

Q

R

Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Ringlet Aphanotopus hyperantus

S

Satyrium w-album White Letter Hairstreak
Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops
Silver Studded Blue Plebeius argus
Silver Spotted Skipper Hesperia comma
Silver Washed Fritllary Argynnis paphia
Small Blue Cupido minimus
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Pearl Bordered FritillaryBoloria selene
Small Tortoise Shell Aglais urticae
Small White Pieris rapae
Speckled Wood Parage aegaria aegaria
Swallowtail Papilio machaon brittanicus

T

Thymelicus lineola Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Small Skipper

U

V

Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral

W

Wall brown Lasiommata megeria
White Admiral Ladoga camilla
White Letter Hairstreak Strymonidia w-album
Woodland Brown Lopinga achina
Wood White Leptidea sinapsis

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Y

Z

 

 

MOTHS ( See separate Page Moths)

 

Butterfly Facts

Butterflies often have two broods aa year. Butterflies (and Moths) are highly adapted to specific plants , habitats and foof sources, Butterflies have distinct flight times and periods which often coincides with the food sources they need . Early Butterflies in Spring versus the later butteflies.

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Where Might I See These Butterflies ?

Open sunny rides and glades Meadow brown ( grasses)

Small tortoiseshell ( stinging nettle )
Gatekeeper ( grasses )

Peacock ( stinging nettle )

Scotch argus ( grasses )

Comma ( elm,stinging nettle )
Dark green fritillary ( violets )

Duke of Burgundy ( primrose , cowslip )
Small pearl bordered fritillary ( violets )

* Holly blue ( holly , ivy )
Marsh fritillary ( devil's bit scabious )

Common blue ( bird's foot trefoil )
Red admiral ( stinging nettle ) Small copper ( sorrel )
Brimstone ( buckthorn ) Grizzled skipper ( wild strawberry )*
Dingy skipper ( bird's foot trefoil ) Chequered skipper ( moor-grass )*
Small skipper ( grasses ) Essex skipper ( grasses )
Large skipper ( grasses )
Lightly-shaded rides and glades
Ringlet ( grasses ) Wood white ( vetches )*
Newly cut woodland and ride margins
Pearl-bordered fritillary ( violets )** High brown fritillary ( violets )*
Heath fritillary ( cow-wheat etc )**
Moderate or dappled shade
Speckled wood ( grasses ) Green-veined white ( cresses )
White admiral ( honeysuckle )* Silver-washed fritillary ( violets )*
Tree or shrub feeders , mostly in the canopy
Large tortoiseshell ( elm , sallow ) Purple emperor ( sallow )*
Brown hairstreak ( blackthorn )* Purple hairstreak ( oak )
White-letter hairstreak ( elm ) Black hairstreak ( blackthorn )**

 

 

The number of butterfly and moth species supported by tree and shrub foodplants.

  Tree

 Number Of Speciess
 Birch  133
Oak  131
 Willows/Sallows  111
 Hawthorn  80
 Poplar/Aspen  66
 Blackthorn/Cherry  63
 Alder   43
 Rowen / Whitebeams  37
 Scots pine  35
 Bramble  32
 Elm  31
 Wild roses  30
 Beech  26
 Hornbeam  22
 Maple  19
 Buckthorn  18
 Ash  16
 Juniper   15
 Lime  11
 Chesnut  10
 Spindle  6
 Yew  4
 Holly  3

 

Useful Links

A useful site by Steven Cheshire British Butterflies

UK Moths - A Useful On-line ID Guidde

Conservation North Wales Butterfly Conservation

Resources

A Downloadable IDChart Butterflies

References :

Forest & Woodland Ecology : Institute of Terrestrial Ecology 1981 ISBN : 0 904282 51 1


Coppiced Woodlands , their management for wildlife. Fuller & Warren ISBN : 1 873701 32 2 2