British Butterflies - An Online Guide by Steven Cheshire
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Family Hesperiidae Family Lycaenidae Family Nymphalidae Family Papilionidae Family Pieridae
Hesperiidae Lycaenidae Nymphalidae Papilionidae Pieridae
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Butterfly Species by Family Nymphalidae
Resident Species (25)
Click for futher details about the Comma. Comma
Polygonia c-album
Click for futher details about the Dark Green Fritillary. Dark Green Fritillary
Argynnis aglaja
Click for futher details about the Gatekeeper. Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Click for futher details about the Glanville Fritillary. Glanville Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia
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Hipparchia semele
Click for futher details about the Heath Fritillary. Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia
Click for futher details about the High Brown Fritillary. High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis adippe
Click for futher details about the Large Heath. Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia
Click for futher details about the Large Tortoiseshell. Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis polychloros
Click for futher details about the Marbled White. Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Click for futher details about the Marsh Fritillary. Marsh Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia
Click for futher details about the Meadow Brown. Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Click for futher details about the Mountain Ringlet. Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron
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Inachis io
Click for futher details about the Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria euphrosyne
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Apatura iris
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Aphantopus hyperantus
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Erebia aethiops
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Argynnis paphia
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Coenonympha pamphilus
Click for futher details about the Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene
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Aglais urticae
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Pararge aegeria
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Lasiommata megera
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Limenitis camilla
Regular Migrant Species (2) (species which regularly occur and breed in Britain)
Click for futher details about the Painted Lady. Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
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Vanessa atalanta
Rare Migrant Species (4) (species which rarely occur in Britain)
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Nymphalis antiopa
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Araschnia levana
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Danaus plexippus
Click for futher details about the Queen of Spain Fritillary. Queen of Spain Fritillary
Issoria lathonia
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