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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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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