Butterflies and Moths of Britain and Europe

English Name Photo Latin Name
Apollo Polyommatus icarus

Apollo Parnassius apollo

Hills opposite Gèdre, French Pyrenees

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Parnassius apollo
Baton Blue Polyommatus icarus

Baton Blue Pseudophilotes baton

Sannicandro, Gargano, Italy 25th April 2009

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Pseudophilotes baton
Black-veined White Polyommatus icarus

Black-veined White Aporia crataegi

Hills near Gèdre, Pyrenees, France

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Aporia crataegi
Brimstone Gonepterix rhamni Brimstone

Brimstone Gonepterix rhamni

Glade in Breckland wood, Suffolk 12th July 2003

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Gonepteryx rhamni
Burnet Companion Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica

Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica

Boggy grassland near Garryland Wood, Ireland 21st May 2005

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Euclidia glyphica
Six Spot Burnet Moth Zygaena filipendula

Burnet Moth Zygaena filipendula

Breckland, 12th July 2003

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Zygaena filipendula
Five Spot Burnet Moth Zygaena trifolii

Five Spot Burnet Moth Zygaena trifolii

Greena Moor reserve, Cornwall 20th July 2008

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Zygaena trifolii
Cinnabar Moth Tyria jacobaeae

Cinnabar Moth Tyria jacobaeae

Newborough Warren, Anglesey, April 2010

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Tyria jacobaeae
Cleopatra Gonepteryx cleopatra

Cleopatra Gonepteryx cleopatra

Near Asklipio, Rhodes 15th May 2010

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Gonepteryx cleopatra
Clouded Yellow (U.K.) Colias croceus

Clouded Yellow (U.K.) Colias croceus

Cushenden Warren, Northern Ireland, 19th August 2006

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Colias croceus
Clouded Yellow (Rhodes) Colias croceus

Clouded Yellow (Rhodes)Colias croceus

Prof. Illias, Rhodes 17th May 2010

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Colias croceus
Comma Polygonia c-album

Comma Polygonia c-album

Garden, Cheshire, 12th September 2002

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Polygonia c-album
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus

Common Blue Polyommatus icarus

Newborough Warren 29th May 2008

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Polyommatus icarus
Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja

Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja

Lindisfarne (Holy Island) 15th July 2006

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Argynnis aglaja
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages

Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages

Coastal Strip near Spey Bay, Scotland 14th May 2007

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Erynnis tages
Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina

Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina

Gaitbarrows 1st June 2009

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Hamearis lucina
Gatekeeper or Hedge Brown Pyronia tithonus

Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus

Path from Mevagissey to Goran Haven, Cornwall 21st July 08

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Pyronia tithonus
Geranium Bronze Cacyreus marshalli

Geranium Bronze Cacyreus marshalli

Cortijo Valverde, Andalucia, Spain 29th March 08

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Cacyreus marshalli
Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxea

Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxea

Torteval Cliffs, Guernsey, 19th June 2004

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Melitaea cinxia
Grayling Hipparchia semele

Grayling Hipparchia semele

Great Orme 6th July 2007

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Hipparchia semele
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi

Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi

Verge in hills near Mojácar, Spain 19th March 2007

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Callophrys rubi
Green Striped White Euchloe belemia

Green Striped White Euchloe belemia

Field near T junction, Cabo de Gata, Spain 20th March 2007

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Euchloe belemia
Green-veined White Pieris napi

Green-veined White Pieris napi

Garden, Cheshire 30th July 2008

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Pieris napi
Gatekeeper or Hedge Brown Pyronia tithonus

Hedge Brown Pyronia tithonus

Frodsham marshes 28th July 08

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Pyronia tithonus
Heath Fritillary Meiltaea athalia

Heath Fritillary Meiltaea athalia

Mountains opposite Gèdre, Pyrenees, France

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Melitaea athalia
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus

Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus

Garden, Cheshire 2nd August 2008

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Celastrina argiolus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus (ex O. venata)

Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus (ex O. venata)

Garden, Cheshire 13th June 2004

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Ochlodes sylvanus (ex O. venata)
Large White Pieris brassicae

Large Skipper Pieris brassicae

Edge of Ship Canal Lagoons, Frodsham Marshes 4th October 2004

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Pieris brassicae
Mallow Skipper Carcharodus alceae

Mallow Skipper Carcharodus alceae

Verge in mountains near Almeria, Spain 19th March 2007

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Carcharodus alceae
Marbled White Melanargia galathea

Marbled White Melanargia galathea

Greena Moor, Cornwall 19th July 2008

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Melanargia galathea
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina

Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina

Field near Alvanley, Cheshire 26th July 2008

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Maniola jurtina
Moroccan Orange Tip Anthocharis euphenoides

Moroccan Orange Tip Anthocharis euphenoides

El Burgo River Valley, Andalucia, Spain 31st March 2008

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Anthocharis euphenoides
Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron

Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron

Summit of Ben Lawers 11th July 2005

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Erebia epiphron
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Hemaris tityus

Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Hemaris tityus

Grounds of Craggie House, Daviot, near Inverness 17th May 2007

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Hemaris tityus
Nine-spotted Moth Amata phegea

Nine-spotted Moth Amata phegea

Hills above Peschici, Gargano, Italy 24th April 2009

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Amata phegea
Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines

Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines

Garden, Cheshire 4th May 2010

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Anthocharis cardamines
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui

Painted Lady Vanessa cardui

Garden, Cheshire 12th September 2002

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Vanessa cardui
Peacock Inachis Io

Peacock Inachis Io

Garden, Cheshire 2nd September 2002

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Inachis Io
Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne

Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne

Gaitbarrows, Lancashire 1st June 2009

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Boloria euphrosyne
Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus

Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus

Barnes cemetery, London, 30th June 2006

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Neozephyrus quercus
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta

Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta

Garden, Cheshire 2nd September 2002

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Vanessa atalanta
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus

Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus

Llandulas Quarry 16th July 2008

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Aphantopus hyperantus
Silver-studded Blue Plebeius argus

Silver-studded Blue Plebeius argus

Great Orme, North Wales 18th July 2002

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Plebeius argus
Silver Washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia

Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia

Outside Lezzeno, Lake Como, Northern Italy 17th September 2008

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Argynnis paphia
Small Blue Cupido minimus

Small Blue Cupido minimus

Coast, Spey Bay, near Nairn 14th May 2007

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Cupido minimus
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas

Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas

Garden, Cheshire 27th July 2008

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Lycaena phlaeas
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus

Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus

Gargano, Italy, 19th April 2009

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Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris

Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris

Near Shotton Paper Mill, North Wales 5th July 2009

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Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae

Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae

Our Garden, Cheshire 12th September 2002

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Aglais urticae
Small White Pieris rapae

Small White Pieris rapae

Our Garden, Cheshire 27th July 2008

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Pieris rapae
Spanish Festoon Zerynthia rumina

Spanish Festoon Zerynthia rumina

Hillside near Cortijo Valverde, Andalucia, Spain 2nd April 2008

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Zerynthia rumina
Spanish Marbled White Melanargia ines

Spanish Marbled White Melanargia ines

Roadside verge near Carboneras, Spain 19th March 2008

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Melanargia ines
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria

Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria

Garden, Cheshire 4th September 2002

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Pararge aegeria
Swallowtail Papilio machaon

Swallowtail Papilio machaon

Roadside verge Cabo de Gata, Spain 20th March 2007

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Papilio machaon
Wall Brown Lasiommata megera

Wall Brown Lasiommata megera

El Burgo river valley, Andalucia, Spain 31st March 2008

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Lasiommata megera
White admiral Limentis camilla

White Admiral Limentis camilla

Glade in Breckland Wood, 12th July 2003

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Limentis camilla
Wood White Leptidea sinapis ssp juvernica

Wood White Leptidea sinapis ssp juvernica

Edge of Lough Bunny, Burren, Ireland 21st May 2005

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Leptidea sinapis ssp juvernica
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