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Butterfly Species by Family Nymphalidae
Resident Species (25)
Comma
Polygonia c-album
Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia
Grayling
Hipparchia semele
Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia
High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis adippe
Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia
Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis polychloros
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Marsh Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron
Peacock
Inachis io
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne
Purple Emperor
Apatura iris
Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
Scotch Argus
Erebia aethiops
Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Wall Brown
Lasiommata megera
White Admiral
Limenitis camilla
Regular Migrant Species
(2)
(species which regularly occur and breed in Britain)
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Rare Migrant Species
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(species which rarely occur in Britain)
Camberwell Beauty
Nymphalis antiopa
Map
Araschnia levana
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Queen of Spain Fritillary
Issoria lathonia
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