Butterflies by Species select Adonis Blue Bath White Berger's Clouded Yellow Black Hairstreak Black-veined White Brimstone Brown Argus Brown Hairstreak Camberwell Beauty Chalkhill Blue Chequered Skipper Clouded Yellow Comma Common Blue Dark Green Fritillary Dingy Skipper Duke of Burgundy Essex Skipper Gatekeeper Geranium Bronze Glanville Fritillary Grayling Green Hairstreak Green-veined White Grizzled Skipper Heath Fritillary High Brown Fritillary Holly Blue Large Blue Large Chequered Skipper Large Copper British Race Large Heath Large Skipper Large Tortoiseshell Large White Long-tailed Blue Lulworth Skipper Map Marbled White Marsh Fritillary Mazarine Blue Meadow Brown Monarch Mountain Ringlet Northern Brown Argus Orange-tip Painted Lady Pale Clouded Yellow Peacock Pearl-bordered Fritillary Purple Emperor Purple Hairstreak Queen of Spain Fritillary Real's Wood White Red Admiral Ringlet Scarce Swallowtail Scotch Argus Short-tailed Blue Silver-spotted Skipper Silver-studded Blue Silver-washed Fritillary Small Blue Small Copper Small Heath Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Small Skipper Small Tortoiseshell Small White Speckled Wood Swallowtail British Race Swallowtail European Race Wall Brown White Admiral White-letter Hairstreak Wood White Butterflies by Family select Hesperiidae Lycaenidae Nymphalidae Papilionidae Pieridae Other Wildlife Other Wildlife Amphibians Birds Dragonflies Mammals Moths Orchids Reptiles Wild Flowers HOMEBUTTERFLIESFORUMPHOTO LIBRARYDOWNLOADSBLOGGSHOPLINKSABOUTCONTACT Species Flight Seasons and Distribution Maps The following species are likely to be active as adult butterflies during the months shown below. It should be noted that the distributions maps shown below are only approximate. The presence of each butterfly species in a particular location is primarily determined by the presence or absence of the specific habitat requirements or each particular species. The maps are based on a wide variety of data including personal sightings, various publications and internet resources. For acurate mapping data based on records submitted by volunteer recorders from across the UK, the following publications are highly recomended. Asher. J., Warren, M., Fox, R., Harding, P., Jeffcoat, G., Jeffcoat, S. (2001) The Millennium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain & Ireland, Oxford University Press, Oxford. Fox, R., Asher. J., Brereton. T., Roy, D & Warren, M. (2006) The State of Butterflies in Britain & Ireland, Pices, Oxford.   Lifecycle & Flight Charts     Want to know what time of year you can see different butterflies? UK distribution maps with flight times: view all species   Adonis Blue Apollo Bath White Berger's Clouded Yellow Black Hairstreak Black-eyed Blue Black-veined White Blue Spot Hairstreak Brimstone Brown Argus Brown Hairstreak Camberwell Beauty Chalkhill Blue Chequered Skipper Cleopatra Clouded Yellow Comma Common Blue Dark Green Fritillary Dingy Skipper Duke of Burgundy Essex Skipper False Heath Fritillary False Ilex Hairstreak Gatekeeper Geranium Bronze Glanville Fritillary Grayling Green Hairstreak Green Underside Blue Green-veined White Grizzled Skipper Heath Fritillary High Brown Fritillary Holly Blue Ilex Hairstreak Knapweed Fritillary Lang's Short Tailed Blue Large Blue Large Chequered Skipper Large Copper British Race Large Heath Large Skipper Large Tortoiseshell Large Wall Large White Long-tailed Blue Lulworth Skipper Mallow Skipper Map Marbled Fritillary Marbled Skipper Marbled White Marsh Fritillary Mazarine Blue Meadow Brown Meadow Fritillary Monarch Moroccan Orange-Tip Mountain Ringlet Northern Brown Argus Oberthur's Skipper Orange-tip Painted Lady Pale Clouded Yellow Peacock Pearl-bordered Fritillary Pearly Heath Purple Emperor Purple Hairstreak Purple-edged Copper Purple-Shot Copper Queen of Spain Fritillary Real's Wood White Red Admiral Red Underside Skipper Ringlet Safflower Skipper Scarce Copper Scarce Swallowtail Scotch Argus Short-tailed Blue Silver-spotted Skipper Silver-studded Blue Silver-washed Fritillary Small Blue Small Copper Small Heath Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Small Skipper Small Tortoiseshell Small White Sooty Copper Spanish Brown Argus Spanish Purple Hairstreak Speckled Wood Spotted Fritillary Swallowtail British Race Swallowtail European Race Violet Fritillary Wall Brown Weaver's Fritillary Western Dappled White White Admiral White-letter Hairstreak Wood White Main Content More Content Further Information Species List - Species List (text only) Photo Image Library Amphibians - Reptiles Aberrant Forms - Known Aberrants List by Species Free documents and guides to download Dragonflies and Damselflies   Distribution Maps & Flight Times   Gardening for Butterflies   Moths   Lifecycle Charts - Illustrated Lifecycle Guide to Rearing British Butterflies Wild Flowers - Orchids Protected Species & UK Law - Butterfly Collectors Technical Terms Recommended Web Links Butterflies in Winter List of References - Book Reviews   All text, photographs, images & other graphic elements used on this web site are copyright Steven Cheshire 2000 - unless otherwise stated. current visitors 993 British Butterflies is Carbon Neutral