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Guide to British Butterflies Published by BirdGuides An interactive guide to all 60 species regularly seen in Britain and Ireland.
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| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Chequered Skipper | Carterocephalus palaemon |
| Dingy Skipper | Erynnis tages |
| Essex Skipper | Thymelicus lineola |
| Grizzled Skipper | Pyrgus malvae |
| Large Skipper | Ochlodes venatus |
| Lulworth Skipper | Thymelicus acteon |
| Silver Spotted Skipper | Hesperia comma |
| Small Skipper | Thymelicus sylvestris |
| Swallowtail | Papilio machaon |
| Brimstone | Gonepteryx rhamni |
| Clouded Yellow | Colias croceus |
| Green-Veined White | Artogeia napi |
| Large White | Pieris brassicae |
| Orange Tip | Anthocaris cardamines |
| Small White | Artogeia rapae |
| Wood White | Leptidea sinapsis |
| Black Hairstreak | Satyrium pruni |
| Brown Hairstreak | Thecla betulae |
| Green Hairstreak | Callophrys rubi |
| Purple Hairstreak | Quercusia quercus |
| White-letter Hairstreak | Satyrium w-album |
| Large Copper | Lycaena dispar |
| Small Copper | Lycaena phlaeas |
| Adonis Blue | Lysandra bellargus |
| Brown Argus | Aricia agestis |
| Chalkhill Blue | Lysandra coridon |
| Common Blue | Polymatus icarus |
| Holly Blue | Celastrina argiolus |
| Large Blue | Maculinea arion |
| Northern or Scotch Brown Argus | Aricia atraxerxes |
| Silver Studded Blue | Plebejus argus |
| Small Blue | Cupido minimus |
| Duke of Burgundy | Hamearis lucina |
| Large Tortoiseshell | Nymphalis polychloros |
| White Admiral | Ladoga camilla |
| Purple Emporer | Apatura iris |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui |
| Small Tortoiseshell | Aglais urticae |
| Red Admiral | Vaneaas atalanta |
| Peacock | Inachis io |
| Comma | Polygonia c-album |
| Dark Green Fritillary | Argynnis aglaja |
| Glanville Fritillary | Melitaea cinxia |
| Heath Fritillary | Mellicta athalia |
| High Brown Fritillary | Argynnis adippe |
| Marsh Fritillary | Euphydryas aurinia |
| Pearl-Bordered Fritillary | Clossiana euphrosyne |
| Silver Washed Fritillary | Argynnis paphia |
| Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary | Clossiana selene |
| Speckled Wood | Pararge aegeria |
| Wall | Lasiommata megera |
| Scotch Argus | Erebia aethiops |
| Mountain Ringlet | Erebia epiphron |
| Gatekeeper | Pyronia tithonus |
| Marbled White | Melanargia galathea |
| Grayling | Hipparchia semele |
| Meadow Brown | Maniola jurtina |
| Ringlet | Aphantopus hyperantus |
| Small Heath | Coenonympha pamphilus |
| Large Heath | Coenonympha tullia |
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